Nippers
Meaning
Small pinchers for holding, breaking, or cutting.
A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the form.
A number of rope-yarns wound together, used to secure a cable to the messenger.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
clipper
chela
shears
scissors
extractor
forceps
nestling
pliers
pince-nez
sunglasses
eyeglasses
pincer
pincers
tweezers
tongs
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Whiting have been caught around four-ways with freshly pumped nippers proving to be the most productive bait.
Hat Head Surf Life Saving Club’s nippers co-ordinator, age and team manager Nicole Browne nominated Zoe for selection into the representative team.