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tweezer

noun
twee·​zer | \ ˈtwÄ“-zÉ™r How to pronounce tweezer (audio) \

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Before Prater could wrap his head around it, the physician numbed his eye and plucked the pest out with tweezers. Scottie Andrew And Saeed Ahmed, CNN, "A man went to the optometrist with something stuck in his eye. The doctor pulled out a tick.," 16 July 2019 If any mouth-parts of the tick remain in your skin or your pet’s skin, remove them with tweezers. Dakota Kim, Sunset, "Your Complete Guide to Surviving Tick Season," 22 Jan. 2018 Put those tweezers on the tick as close to your skin as your can and pull gently straight back. John Meyer, The Know, "It’s tick season in Colorado. Here’s what you need to know.," 11 June 2019 That includes aspirin, bandages in multiple sizes, antibiotic creams, gauze, hand sanitizer, latex gloves, an emergency blanket, bug spray, thermometers, tweezers, and so on. Leah Asmelash And Saeed Ahmed, CNN, "Everything you need to know to prepare for a natural disaster," 12 July 2019 Oftentimes, there are bikini hairs leftover from the wax that are removed using precise tweezers. April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, "Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Bikini Wax," 11 June 2019 Then, use tweezers to remove the mouth, if that didn't come out with the rest of it. Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "Ticks Are Posing Higher Risks for More People and Pets, According to Experts," 10 Apr. 2019 There have been rewarding late-night food truck runs, meticulous multi-course dinners prepared by tweezer-wielding auteur chefs, and lots of freeway mileage spent in pursuit of things like exceptional barbecue and tacos. Patricia Escárcega, latimes.com, "Patricia Escárcega’s five favorite restaurants that she reviewed this year (so far)," 3 July 2019 If this happens pull those parts out with the tweezers as well. James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "How to Remove a Tick," 13 June 2019

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First Known Use of tweezer

1904, in the meaning defined above

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