Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PINCH'ERS
PINCH'ERPINCH'FIST, or PINCH'PEN-NY
PINCH'ERS, n. [plur. from pinch, not from the French pincette.]
An instrument for drawing nails from boards and the like, or for griping things to be held fast.
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