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vise
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun vise has 1 sense
- vise(n = noun.artifact) bench vise - a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place; Array is a kind of holding device
has parts: jaw
has particulars: machinist's vise, metalworking vise, shoulder vise, wood vise, woodworking vise
CIDE DICTIONARY
vise, n. [F. vis a screw, winding stairs, OF. vis, viz, fr. L. vitis a vine; probably akin to E. withy.].
An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. [1913 Webster]
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Prison
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