cramp iron

American  

noun

1. a piece of iron with bent ends for holding together building stones or the like.

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Etymology

Origin of cramp iron

First recorded in 1555–65

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cramp iron

As for the fish, what a thing it is to see them in the bottom of the watter, & take it biting the hooke or lancing it with lance or cramp iron.

From Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson by Pierre Esprit Radisson

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