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noun • a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws | ||||
| 43% | 4 | Instrument for gripping, twisting, or cutting wire or other materials | ||
noun • an implement used in the practice of a vocation • the means whereby some act is accomplished • a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else • obscene terms for penis verb • drive • ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it • furnish with tools • work with a tool | ||||
| 43% | 9 | Method of folding or crimping fabric | ||
noun • a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman) • an iron used to press pleats and ridges • an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats verb • make wavy with a heated goffering iron | ||||
A Gripping Tool Distinguished By Its Use For Bending Crimping Folding Or Twisting When Working With Wire
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