Nippers

Definition:

  • (n. pl.) Small pinchers for holding, breaking, or cutting.
  • (n. pl.) A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the form.
  • (n. pl.) A number of rope-yarns wound together, used to secure a cable to the messenger.

Compare nippers with other words:

nippers vs. tweezers

nippers vs. pincers

nippers vs. scissors