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alligator squeezer

alligator squeezer

[′al·ə‚gād·ər ‚skwēz·ər]
(metallurgy)
A tool with a fixed upper jaw and a movable lower jaw used to squeeze a ball of iron produced by the paddling process into a bloom or billet.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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makes small, light, aerospace-grade C-Squeezer and Alligator Squeezer riveters.
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