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Plyer

Plyer \Ply"er\, n. One who, or that which, plies; specifically:

  1. pl. 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.

  2. pl. See Pliers.

Wiktionary
plyer

n. 1 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. 2 (alternative spelling of plier English)

WordNet
plyer

n. someone who plies a trade [syn: plier]

Usage examples of "plyer".

Followed by Plyer and the rest of the Kzinti, ChuftCaptain marched outside.

Otherwise, we have a machete out in the barn--we hack open bales of hay with it--and scissors and plyers and a leather awl, but a butcher knife .

Otherwise, we have a machete out in the barn--we hack open bales of hay with it--and scissors and plyers and a leather awl, but a butcher knife .