Defn: One who, or that which, pinches.
PINCHERS
Pinch"ers, n. pl. Etym: [From Pinch.]
Defn: An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; — used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc.
Note: This spelling is preferable to pincers, both on account of its derivation from the English pinch, and because it represents the common pronunciation.
PINCHFIST
Pinch"fist`, n.
Defn: A closefisted person; a miser.
PINCHING
Pinch"ing, a.
Defn: Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony. Pinching bar, a pinch bar. See Pinch, n., 4. — Pinching nut, a check nut. See under Check, n.
PINCHINGLY
Pinch"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a pinching way.