"bench dog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bench dogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bench dog (plural bench dogs)
  1. A peg placed in a hole in a workbench to clamp a workpiece in place Related terms: bench hook
    Sense id: en-bench_dog-en-noun-ZvnBzfMC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tools

Inflected forms

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        }
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    }
  ],
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