PLYER

plier, plyer

(noun) someone who plies a trade

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

plyer (plural plyers)

A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a Saint Andrew's cross.

Alternative spelling of plier

Anagrams

• lepry, reply

Source: Wiktionary


Ply"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, plies; specifically: (a) pl.

Definition: A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a St. Andrew's cross. (b) pl.

Definition: See Pliers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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