Allen wrench

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a wrench for Allen screws, formed from a piece of hexagonal bar stock bent to a right angle.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

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Allen met every one of his arguments with a forceful counterargument.
How Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’|Peter Guralnick|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wally said, “One day, Woody Allen will pass, and people will wonder if he really lived.”
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange|Marlow Stern|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lily Allen explained away the poor sales and ho-hum critical reception to Sheezus by…basically blaming other people.
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More|Kevin Fallon|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Woody Allen once remarked that 80 or 90 % of life was just showing up.
Why We Should Delay The Israel-Palestinian Peace Process|Aaron David Miller|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Brown was still sounding the alarm about one particular firm, Booz Allen Hamilton, when he was arrested on September 12, 2012.
Sentencing Looms for Barrett Brown, Advocate for “Anonymous”|Kevin M. Gallagher|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Colonels Allen and Arnold surprised Ticonderoga, which surrendered, without the loss of a man.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Here the Dimbula shot down a hollow, lying almost on her side—righting at the bottom with a wrench and a spasm.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Col. Ethan Allen arrived from England, and was received with discharges of cannon.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Colonel Allen knew a good man when he saw one—he was not long in demonstrating that fact.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
It may be that, having made up my mind before leaving England, I accomplished a final wrench and adjustment.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton