a. Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pinching bar, a pinch bar. See Pinch, n., 4. -- Pinching nut, a check nut. See under Check, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a pinching way. [ 1913 Webster ]