"finger grip" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finger grips [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} finger grip (plural finger grips)
  1. (mining) An instrument used in recovering rods or tools dropped into a bored shaft.
    Sense id: en-finger_grip-en-noun-1qQ3PMm7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mining Topics: business, mining

Inflected forms

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