Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PINCH
PINCH, n.
- A close compression with the ends of the fingers. – Dryden.
- A gripe; a pang. – Shak.
- Distress inflicted or suffered; pressure; oppression; as, necessity's sharp pinch. – Shak.
- Straits; difficulty; time of distress from want. – Bacon.
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