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lug wrench

American  

noun

  1. a wrench for loosening or tightening lug nuts.

lug wrench British  

noun

  1. a spanner with a lug or lugs projecting from its jaws to engage the component to be rotated

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"A feller which knows so much about automobiles that he could take a pair of pliers and a lug wrench and go clear to Frisco with nothin' else!"

From Alex the Great by Brown, Arthur William

But already the girl was pressing the lug wrench into his hands.

From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley

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