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

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pipe wrench

You just need a pipe wrench, a 50- or 100-foot drain-cleaning snake and a great pair of gloves.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

I am like Picasso with a putty knife, and Rembrandt with a pipe wrench.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2016

Although he’d occasionally see his father with a pipe wrench, he wondered about the stream of people going into and out of the apartment.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2015

To prove his point, he showed me a $50 vise-grip pipe wrench that goes for $90 at Lowe’s.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2015

I got Dad his knife with the carved bone handle and the blade of blue German steel, and he gave me a pipe wrench, and we went looking for Demon.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls