vise(n = noun.artifact) bench vise - a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place;
is a kind of holding device
has parts: jaw
has particulars: machinist's vise, metalworking vise, shoulder vise, wood vise, woodworking vise

   An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. [1913 Webster]

vise, US var. of VICE(2).

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bench vise, machinist's vise, metalworking vise, parallel vise, pipe vise, shoulder vise, wood vise, woodworking vise