pincers (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[pincers 词源字典]
early 14c., "tool for grasping or nipping," from Old French pinceure "pincers, tongs," from pincier "to pinch" (see pinch). Applied to animal parts from 1650s. Related: Pincer.[pincers etymology, pincers origin, 英语词源]