forcipal

English

Adjective

forcipal (not comparable)

1. Branched and forked like a pair of forceps; constructed so as to open and shut.
   • 1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter II.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 112:

     Mechanicks make uſe hereof in forcipall Organs, and Inſtruments of Inciſion; […]

2. Using forceps.

   forcipal extraction

References

• “forcipal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.