Beißzange — meaning in English

English meaning

• pincers noun A hand tool with two pivoted, blunt jaws used for gripping or pulling.
• scold verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.

Senses

Beißzange is used for these senses in English:

• pincers A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
• scold A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

pincers — full definition

1. noun A hand tool with two pivoted, blunt jaws used for gripping or pulling.
2. noun The front claws of crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters.

scold — full definition

1. verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.
2. noun Old-fashioned: a person, especially a woman, who habitually nags or criticizes.

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