cramp iron

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noun

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

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Origin of cramp iron

First recorded in 1555–65

Cruce operates the Iron Hill Campground on the other side of the highway.
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Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat the vegetable oil in a large, high-sided cast iron skillet.
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A whole population of 11 million with every iron in the fire doubling as a finger in a dike.
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Choosing to strike while the iron was hot, Future announced his followup to Pluto, Future Hendrix, right away.
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Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Madame Ratignolle begged Robert to accompany her to the house; she complained of cramp in her limbs and stiffness of the joints.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Now, the whole Northwest groaned beneath a cast-iron prohibition law at that time, and for some years thereafter.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
She was in a dream of oily odours and monstrous iron constructions, dominated by the grand foreman: and Edwin was in the dream.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The baron turned full upon him, and leaned his shoulders against the iron door of the recess.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu