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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pliers  \Pli"ers\,  n.  pl  [From  {Ply}  to  bend,  fold.] 
  A  kind  of  small  pinchers  with  long  jaws,  --  used  for  bending 
  or  cutting  metal  rods  or  wire,  for  handling  small  objects 
  such  as  the  parts  of  a  watch,  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pliers 
  n  :  a  gripping  tool  with  two  hinged  arms  and  (usually)  serrated 
  jaws  [syn:  {plyers}] 




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