Definition of Cramp iron

1. Noun. A strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together.

Exact synonyms: Cramp
Generic synonyms: Slip, Strip
Derivative terms: Cramp

Definition of Cramp iron

1. Noun. An iron bar, bent at right angles at each end, used to hold masonry together ¹

2. Noun. An arrangement of iron wedges inserted into a cavity to lift heavy stones; a lewis ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cramp Iron

crambos
cramdown
cramdowns
crame
crames
cramesies
cramesy
crammed
crammer
crammers
cramming
cramoisie
cramoisies
cramoisy
cramp
cramp iron (current term)
cramp someone's style
crampbark
cramped
crampedness
crampet
crampets
crampfish
crampfishes
crampier
crampiest
crampiness
cramping
crampit
crampits

Literary usage of Cramp iron

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Swed. kramp, cramp ; krampa, a cramp-iron, staple. ... to fasten with iron cramps ; kram, a cramp-iron, staple, hinge. ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1872)
"Thus we have grasp and clasp, gripe or grip and clip, cramp-iron and clamp-iron. Crump- footed corresponds to ON. ..."

3. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"Fasten with a cramp, confine or hold with a cramp or cramp-iron. Cramp-fish, n. Torpedo, electric ray (Torpedo vulgaris}. 4. Stretch or shape with a cramp, ..."

4. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Swed. kramp, cramp ; krampa, a cramp-iron, staple. ... to fasten with iron cramps ; kram, a cramp-iron, staple, hinge. ..."

5. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1872)
"Thus we have grasp and clasp, gripe or grip and clip, cramp-iron and clamp-iron. Crump- footed corresponds to ON. ..."

6. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"Fasten with a cramp, confine or hold with a cramp or cramp-iron. Cramp-fish, n. Torpedo, electric ray (Torpedo vulgaris}. 4. Stretch or shape with a cramp, ..."

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