| 单词 | a pair of vice grips |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa pair of vice grips 2. Also with capital initial(s). A proprietary name for: any of various handheld (or occasionally mounted) clamping tools; a hand-vice. Frequently attributive. Also a pair of vice grips. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun] > clamp > vice > types of wresting-vice1609 hand vice1611 bench screw1678 bench vice1688 screw dog1855 pin vice1868 taper-vice1877 staple-vice1881 vice grip1915 1915 Manitoba Free Press 2 Aug. 8 (advt.) Has improved guide board with vice grip clamps that fit any style tub. 1949 Los Angeles Times 31 Mar. 28 (advt.) BMC precision pressure lock wrench or vice grip. Has more than a ton of grip locking power, yet operates with one hand. 1971 Tools & their Uses (U.S. Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel) (1973) i. 49 Vise-grip pliers..can be used for holding objects regardless of their shape. 1998 D. Baldacci Simple Truth xlv. 314 He rummaged around, before pulling out a pair of Vice-Grips from a toolbox. 2004 Tool & Machinery Catal. 2005 (Axminster Power Tool Centre Ltd.) ix. 57/1 These 6″ long Vice Grip locking pliers with their almost needle-nose style jaws give access into tight spots. < as lemmas |
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