hand screw

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noun

a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.

Also called hand-screw clamp. Carpentry. a clamp having two wooden jaws that are adjusted by two long screws.

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Nearby words

hand over, hand over fist, hand over hand, hand press, hand puppet, hand screw, hand scroll, hand setting, hand tight, hand to hand, hand to mouth, from

Origin of hand screw

First recorded in 1755–65

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Examples from the Web for hand screw

The back of the copying-frame, showing the hand-screw and pressure-board.
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