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  • 31Screw wrench — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …

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  • 32hex key — noun A hex head wrench. Syn: Allen key, Allen wrench, hex head wrench See Also: Allen screw, Allen bolt …

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  • 33Allen wrench — noun A hex head wrench. Syn: Allen key, hex head wrench, hex key See Also: Allen screw, Allen bolt …

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  • 34Allen key — noun /ˈælən kiː/ A hex head wrench. Syn: Allen wrench, hex head wrench, hex key See Also: Allen screw, Allen bolt …

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  • 35screw key — noun a wrench for turning a screw • Hypernyms: ↑wrench, ↑spanner * * * noun 1. : a wrench or spanner for turning a screw or nut 2. : a threaded key …

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  • 36Plumber wrench — A plumber wrench is a tool to screw (rotate with force) various pipes during plumbing. The diameter of the pipe being screwed is adjusted by rotating the key ring (silver in the picture). This tool can deliver significant force (by inaccurate… …

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  • 37hex head wrench — noun A screwdriver whose handle and hexagonal head are at right angles. Syn: Allen key, Allen wrench, hex key See Also: Allen screw, Allen bolt …

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  • 38Allen wrench™ — Allen key™ f16 [ˈælən kiː] [ˈælən kiː] (BrE) (NAmE ˈAllen wrench™) noun a small tool used for turning an ↑Allen screw …

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  • 39Lug wrench — Lug Lug (l[u^]g), n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.] 1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an… …

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  • 40Pipe wrench — Pipe Pipe, n. [AS. p[=i]pe, probably fr. L. pipare, pipire, to chirp; of imitative origin. Cf. {Peep}, {Pibroch}, {Fife}.] 1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces… …

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