Do we say pincer or pincher

pincer 1 occurrences

All unsuspected, they had made then-big flank march to meet the eastern flanking column, and cut the road behind the German force in a pincer grip.

pincher 46 occurrences

"I'm no pincher; come across and I'll give you a whole handful of gold!"

'Toby,' 'Nettle,' 'Whisky,' 'Pincher,' and my other terriers, resembled so many curled-up hairy balls, and were in the land of dreams.

TEETHLevel or pincher-jawed.

They were Llewellyn, an islanderWelsh and Tahitian; Landers, a New Zealander; Pincher, an Englishman; David, McHenry, and Brown, Americans; Count Polonsky, the Russo-Frenchman who was fined a franc; and several captains of vessels who sailed between Tahiti and the Pacific coast of the United States or in these latitudes.

McHenry and Pincher are terrible liars.

They call Pincher 'Lyin' Bill,' though I 'd take his word in trade or about schooners any day.

cried Pincher, the skipper of the Morning Star.

" "He was a damn' fool," said Hallman, who had come in to the Cercle to take away Captain Pincher.

William Pincher, who had at my first meeting informed me he was known as Lying Bill, explained to me that some ignorant landsmen stated that this tidal regularity was caused by the steady drift of the tradewinds at certain hours of the day.

Pincher was mate of the schooner, which traded from Tahiti, and the skipper was a handsome fellow who thought his job well lost for love.

The lady lived in the only cabina tiny corner of the cuddy walled offand ate her meals with her lover while Pincher commanded on deck.

"There'll be no salvage on her," said Captain Pincher, "because if she's still afloat, she ain't likely to get in the track of any bloody steamer.

He looked regretfully at Captain Pincher.

" At the Cercle Bougainville Captain William Pincher told me more of the baroness.

Lovaina had left me on the deck of the Fetia Taiao, as Captain Pincher said that it would be an hour or two before he sailed.

Boxer and Pincher: a pair of dogs taking snuff together.

The numerous members of the public who like to take their printer's ink with something more than a grain of sea-salt will welcome Sea-Spray and Spindrift (PEARSON), by their tried and trusted friend, TAFFRAIL, the creator of Pincher Martin, O.D. TAFFRAIL, it must be admitted, has a dashing briny way with him.

Ah, Mr. PINCHER, how dohow do? Haven't seen you for an age.

H. of D. Quite right, PINCHER.

What's the figure, my boy? Pincher (slily).

Pincher (aside).

H. of D. Wellsubject, of course, to our Principal's approval, I think I may say the line is yours, PINCHER.

H. of D. Oh, don't mention it, PINCHER.

You will have your joke, PINCHER.

Well, oddly enough, the Missis was only saying last night she wanted a new pianoone of BROADWOOD's grands, for choiceand if you Pincher (mysteriously).

Do we say   pincer   or  pincher