pipe wrench

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of pipe wrench

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

When the deputies arrived, they encountered a woman believed to be in her 20s or 30s who was wielding a pipe wrench.

From Los Angeles Times

Authorities say the victims were beaten with a large pipe wrench, the Star Tribune reported.

From Washington Times

At the very least, Walmart’s competing narrative could throw a pipe wrench into those particular works.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2004, he was in the hit film comedy “Dodgeball,” as an angry paralyzed Vietnam vet coaching a dodgeball team by throwing pipe wrenches at them.

From Washington Post

She hauled 80-pound trees and stood on slippery ladders while gripping a pipe wrench in each hand, struggling to loosen irrigation valves.

From Washington Post