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pli⋅er

  [plahy-er]
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–noun
1. pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
2. a person or thing that plies.
Also, especially British, plyer.

Origin:
1560–70; ply 2 + -er 1
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pli·er also ply·er   (plī'ər)   
n.  

  1. One who plies a trade.

  2. pliers A variously shaped hand tool having a pair of pivoted jaws, used for holding, bending, or cutting.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

pliers 
1568, formed from ply (n.). Fr. cognate plieur meant "folder."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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pliers

hand-operated tool for holding and gripping small articles or for bending and cutting wire. Slip-joint pliers have grooved jaws, and the pivot hole in one member is elongated so that the member can pivot in either of two positions in order to grasp objects of different size in the most effective way. On some pliers the jaws have a portion that can cut soft wire and nails

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