Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A leg-vise, or one which is supported partly upon an iron foot or leg reaching to the floor and partly by being secured to the edge of a bench: used by blacksmiths and others for rougher classes of work. Known also in Great Britain as the standing vise.
- noun A small hand-vise with a tail or handle to hold it by.
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Examples
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In planing the side of a board it is held in place between the tail-vise and one of the bench-stops.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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The tail-vise is supplemented by movable bench-stops for holding pieces of different lengths.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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