A spanner or wrench having an adjustable jaw; an adjustable spanner.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > screwdrivers, wrenches, spanners > [noun] > spanner or wrench > adjustable (6) monkey wrench?1807 A spanner or wrench having an adjustable jaw; an adjustable spanner. shifting spanner1829 an adjustable spanner. screw hammer1831 an adjustable spanner with a heavy hammer-like head. adjustable wrench1852 = monkey wrench, n. 1; cf. adjustable spanner n. adjustable spanner1866 a spanner with a jaw which can be adjusted to grip bolts, nuts, etc., of different sizes; = monkey wrench, n. 1. Stillson1902 Used attributively and absol. to designate an adjustable pipe wrench invented by Stillson in 1869 and originally manufactured by his employers… |
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