alligator wrench

noun Machinery.

a wrench having a V-shaped pair of serrated jaws set at right angles to the shank for turning cylindrical or irregularly shaped parts.

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Nearby words

alligator pear, alligator pepper, alligator shear, alligator skin, alligator snapping turtle, alligator wrench, alligatorfish, allingham, allingham, margery, allis's sign, allision

Origin of alligator wrench

First recorded in 1935–40

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