| NOUN | artifact | compound lever | a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum |
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| Meaning | A pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum. | |
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| Narrower | nutcracker | A compound lever used to crack nuts open |
| pliers, pair of pliers, plyers | A gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws | |
| scissors, pair of scissors | An edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades | |
| Broader | lever | A rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
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