1767. Garden pincers are of three species: those for drawing nails do not differ from those used by carpenters, consisting of two hooked levers of iron, acting as levers of the first kind; those for twisting wire, in repairing trellis or flower baskets, &c., are the sort used by wire-workers, which operate both as pliers and pincers; and those for pulling weeds are, when large (fig. 417.), formed of wood pointed with plate iron, and are used for pulling out weeds, particularly thistles and other large plants in hedges, or any bulky crops. They are also sometimes used for common weeding, to prevent stooping and treading on the beds and borders; but their chief use is to weed ponds, either reaching from the shores or from boats. A small sort, formed of iron, is sometimes used for weeding very hard gravel walks. Gloves, having the first finger and thumb-points cased with iron or steel, brought to a wedge-shape, are also used for the same purpose.
