WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bench′ screw′, [Carpentry.]
  1. Buildinga 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.
  • 1815–25


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