Nippers
Nippers , noun, plural
[From 2d Nip.]
1.
Small pinchers for holding, breaking, or cutting.
2.
(Machinery) A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the form.
3.
(Nautical) A number of rope-yarns wound together, used to secure a cable to the messenger.