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