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Clamp nails

Clamp \Clamp\ (kl[a^]mp), n. [Cf. LG. & D. klamp, Dan. klampe, also D. klampen to fasten, clasp. Cf. Clamber, Cramp.]

  1. Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.

    1. An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together.

    2. (Joinery) A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen.

  3. One of a pair of movable pieces of lead, or other soft material, to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to grasp without bruising.

  4. (Shipbuilding) A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustain the ends of beams.

  5. A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal for coking.

  6. A mollusk. See Clam. [Obs.]

    Clamp nails, nails used to fasten on clamps in ships.