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noun (plural vises)
  1. An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: bankschroef
  • French: étau
  • German: Schraubstock
  • Italian: morsa
  • Spanish: torno
Etymology: vis, screw, winding stairs, from Old French vis, viz, from vitis, vine; probably akin to English withy.


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