bench screw: Meaning and Definition of

bench' screw"

Pronunciation: [key]
— Carpentry. 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.
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