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MACHINIST'S VISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does machinist's vise mean?
• MACHINIST'S VISE (noun)
The noun MACHINIST'S VISE has 1 sense:
1. a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below
Familiarity information: MACHINIST'S VISE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
machinist's vise; metalworking vise
Hypernyms ("machinist's vise" is a kind of...):
bench vise; vise (a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place)
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