资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Clamp \Clamp\ (kl[a^]mp), n. [Cf. LG. & D. klamp, Dan. klampe,
   also D. klampen to fasten, clasp. Cf. {Clamber}, {Cramp}.]
   1. Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together;
      a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces
      together.

   2.
      (a) An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is
          held in its place or two parts are temporarily held
          together.
      (b) (Joinery) A piece of wood placed across another, or
          inserted into another, to bind or strengthen.

   3. One of a pair of movable pieces of lead, or other soft
      material, to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to
      grasp without bruising.

   4. (Shipbuilding) A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's
      side, used to sustain the ends of beams.

   5. A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for
      roasting, or of coal for coking.

   6. A mollusk. See {Clam}. [Obs.]

   {Clamp nails}, nails used to fasten on clamps in ships.