pair of pliers• Mr Reaves himself likens his operation to tinkering on a Model A Ford with screwdrivers and a pair of pliers.• I went down to the cellar to find a pair of pliers.• The valve can still be operated by gripping the stub in a pair of pliers, but it will defeat small children.• One of them was holding the longest pair of pliers Dorcas had ever seen.• To cure the fault, gently squeeze the segments of the femaleterminaltogether with a small pair of pliers.• Hand me that pair of pliers , please.
Originpliers
(1500-1600)ply“to twist together”((14-21 centuries)), from Old Frenchplier, from Latinplicare