bench screw

noun

, Carpentry.

1. a wooden or metal screw rotated by a handle fixed to one end within a threaded block fixed to a workbench: used with various jaws to form a vise.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bench screw¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Fix the stem vertically in the Bench Screw, with the smooth end upwards.

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