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pliers [′plī·ərz] (design engineering) A small instrument with two handles and two grasping jaws, usually long and roughened, working on a pivot; used for holding small objects and cutting, bending, and shaping wire. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| If you're removing or installing the load-demand and the power-available rotary input housing, use the required cannon plug pliers--not channel locks or vise grips. Similarly, Schwarzenegger has dropped his onetime effort to break the guards union's vise grip on California's dreadfully managed prisons. 5 percent vote against the measure, which would have halted the ``safe seats'' scam that has a vise grip on elections in California, was a reminder that you can fool quite a few of the people at least some of the time. |
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