pincer

Roemer lost his reelection bid because he got caught in a pincer move between a crook and Klansman.

A strong nail, which folds back on an indented projection, thus forming a pincer, terminates the tarsus.

A pair of huge, pincer-like claws seized him by the neck, and another pair by one arm, plucking him back.

The peculiar pincer-like form of the jaws, with their curved chisel-shaped teeth in front, mark the order at a glance.

If later on the large pincer is again cut off the process is repeated and the original dissymmetry is restored.

Returning to the fire, he split one end of this stick for a little way, converting it into a sort of rude pincer.