Polyglot Dictionary

Schraubstock

/ˈʃʁaʊ̯pˌʃtɔk/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Schraubstöcke

Meaning

  1. vice

    Built from Schraube (screw) + Stock (stock).

    • Er spannt das Holz in den Schraubstock.

      He clamps the wood in the vice.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Schraube screw
  • Stock stock

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

vicio

vicio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "vice."

French

vice

vice is the French word for the same thing — both mean "vice."

Practice

1 What does Schraubstock mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er spannt das Holz in den ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schraubstock?

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