a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
prevent the progress or free movement of
suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
affect with or as if with a cramp
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
secure with a cramp
That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.
A device, usually of iron bent at the ends, used to hold together blocks of stone, timbers, etc.; a cramp iron.
A rectangular frame, with a tightening screw, used for compressing the joints of framework, etc.
A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.
A spasmodic and painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, as of the leg.
To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder.
