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Pinter vs Pincer - What's the difference?

pinter | pincer |

As nouns the difference between pinter and pincer

is that pinter is the drinking of a certain number of pints of beer while pincer is any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers.

As an adjective pincer is

(Of an attack) See pincer attack.

pinter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (in combinations, UK, slang) The drinking of a certain number of pints of beer
  • (in combinations, UK, slang) A container that holds a certain number of pints.
  • * 2006 , Martyn J. Pass, Dani Pass, Waiting for Red (page 262)
    • “Anyway, I'd best get a shuffle on. Got to pick some milk up, you see.” “I've just been too.” Sure enough he showed the hedgehog a four-pinter .
  • (in combinations, UK, slang) Something that takes a certain number of pints of beer to appreciate.
    • She's so ugly, an eight-pinter , I'd say.
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    pincer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers

    • Derived terms

    * pincer attack

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (Of an attack) See pincer attack

    • Anagrams

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