forceps

🇺🇸 /ˈfɔːrseps/ 🇬🇧 /ˈfɔːseps/
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A tool with two metal parts that are used to pick up or hold things, often used by doctors.

The doctor used forceps to carefully remove the baby from the mother.

translation

n. A tool with two metal parts that are used to pick up or hold things, often used by doctors.

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Plural forcipes

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