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pipe wrench
noun
- a tool having two toothed jaws, one fixed and the other free to grip pipes and other tubular objects when the tool is turned in one direction only.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pipe wrench1
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Example Sentences
The chain is then placed over the sprockets and a leverage equal to any pipe wrench is secured.
Cowalczk hit the shaft with the back of the pipe wrench, and it broke at the motor bearing.
When he got to his office, he ordered a pot of coffee and made out a requisition for a pipe wrench.
The Stillson pipe wrench is useful in turning studs, round rods, and pipes that cannot be turned by any other means.
"I was only fooling her," snarled Rafe, rubbing his injured shoulder, for Tom had the grip of a pipe wrench.
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