VYCE

Vyce, n. Etym: [Cf. Vise.] (Coopering)

Definition: A kind of clamp with gimlet points for holding a barrel head while the staves are being closed around it. Knight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 April 2024

CONFIDENCE

(noun) a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; “public confidence in the economy”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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