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piercer

piercer


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Piercel  \Pier"cel\,  n.  [Cf.  F.  perce.] 
  A  kind  of  gimlet  for  making  vents  in  casks;  --  called  also 
  {piercer}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Piercer  \Pier"cer\,  n. 
  1.  One  who  or  that  which  pierces  or  perforates; 
  specifically: 
  a  An  instrument  used  in  forming  eyelets;  a  stiletto. 
  b  A  piercel. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  The  ovipositor,  or  sting,  of  an  insect. 
  b  An  insect  provided  with  an  ovipositor.