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Pipetongs

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pipe tongnounA hand tool consisting of a lever that ends in a toothed surface and an attached chain or strap. In use, the pipe is squeezed between the chain and the teeth, thus gripping the pipe. This version is used more for threading pipe sections together.
tongsnounAn instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.
pliersnounA pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.
pair of tongsnounA tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.
pipetnoun(US) Alternative spelling of pipette. [(sciences) A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.]
pipe wrenchnounAn adjustable wrench (British spanner) with a toothed jaw for gripping pipe, frequently used by a plumber or pipe fitter, to loosen and tighten pipes with threaded connections.
pair of pincersnounA gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
pinchcocknounAn adjustable clamp used to compress a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of liquid.
pooternounA glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn.
pipetternounAlternative form of pipettor. [(chemistry) A pipette.]
pincersnounThe front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters.
forcepsnounAn instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
pipettornoun(chemistry) An automated device for pipetting.
pipecutternounAlternative form of pipe cutter. [A hand-held tool used by plumbers to cut pipe.]
pipettenoun(sciences) A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
pigglenoun(rare) A long-handled fork for mixing or digging.
pair of pliersnounA pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.
pipellenoun(surgery) A flexible polypropylene suction cannula
suckernounA person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned.
tongnoun(mostly plural) An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.

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