| NOUN | artifact | holding device | a device for holding / holding something |
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| Meaning | A device for holding / holding something. | |
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| Narrower | chuck | A holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill |
| clamp, clinch | A device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together | |
| holder | A holding device | |
| jaw | holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object | |
| last, shoemaker's last, cobbler's last | holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes | |
| pullback, tieback | A device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back | |
| spike, spindle | Any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object | |
| vise, bench vise | A holding device attached to a workbench | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
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