"Pair of pliers" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... shank of the hook, and then to push the remainder of it through the ear. It was no easy matter, however, to break the steel. Every time the hook was touched Joe winced with pain; but finally Tom managed to break the shank with the aid of the pair of pliers that formed part of the stores. The hook was then gently and firmly pressed through the ...
— Harper's Young People, July 13, 1880 - An Illustrated Weekly • Various |
