tving

“tving” is a Swedish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

a clamp (a tool)

Etymology

Used in this form since 1825. A precursor is tvingare, used in 1745, an agent noun to the verb tvinga (“to force”). Compare German Zwinge. Compare Swedish tväng.

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