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Leimzwinge

gluing clamp, bar clamp

noun LIME-tsving-ge Rare
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Usage Note

Leimzwinge is a long bar or pipe clamp used to hold glued workpieces together while the adhesive sets; a set of several Leimzwingen is essential for edge-gluing boards to make tabletops or panels.

Examples

"Die zusammengeleimten Bretter wurden über Nacht in Leimzwingen gespannt."

Natural Translation

The glued-together boards were held in bar clamps overnight.

Literal Translation

The together-glued boards were overnight in gluing-clamps tensioned.

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