"viceman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vicemen [plural], viseman [alternative]
Etymology: From vice + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vice|man}} vice + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|vicemen}} viceman (plural vicemen)
  1. (chiefly historical) A smith who worked at the vice instead of at the anvil. Tags: historical

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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