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- noun Plural form of
plyer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws
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Examples
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I also have these offset aluminum plyers with a hook on one side for grabbing pot lids & other hot stuff.
What are your "must-have" tools, cooking equipment, or tips for a comfortable campsite? 2009
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Seriously, tbogg's right -- dropping your fish plyers in an aluminum boat will spook the fish more than your voice, but they might feel the vibrations from your voice, so my advice is usually shut up & fish.
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I also have these offset aluminum plyers with a hook on one side for grabbing pot lids & other hot stuff.
What are your "must-have" tools, cooking equipment, or tips for a comfortable campsite? 2009
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Seriously, tbogg's right -- dropping your fish plyers in an aluminum boat will spook the fish more than your voice, but they might feel the vibrations from your voice, so my advice is usually shut up & fish.
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(Boyds, Maryland) @ jfdulac: downed trees all along capital view between forest glen and plyers mill
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Most tools can stay in the box or the garage, but it's good to have some things on hand, you can never find a tape measure or pair of needle nosed plyers when you need them quickly.
Studio tips - Vertical storage esta sketch 2010
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So here I am looking at a pile of consumer electronics products I've been reviewing over the past couple of months — digital cameras, MP3 plyers, smartphones and GPS units — and I thought to myself "I wonder what tech toy Sync readers are having trouble putting down right now."
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In a few weeks, a group of quiet, dignified elderly men and women will arrive in London to explain how the forces of the British state crushed their testicles or breasts with plyers.
Johann Hari: The Ghosts of Empire Are Returning to Haunt Britain - and the US 2009
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They've got some prommising plyers and I hope they keep a few I like so far.
E.Jim Shannon E.Jim Shannon 2006
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They've got some prommising plyers and I hope they keep a few I like so far.
Archive 2006-09-01 E.Jim Shannon 2006
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