The original spelling of the clamping tool was vise; the primary meaning of vice is "moral fault or wickedness". Vice to describe the tool came later, at least according to this source. Cheers http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=vise
The original spelling of the clamping tool was vise; the primary meaning of vice is "moral fault or wickedness". Vice to describe the tool came later, at least according to this source. Cheers http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=vise