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Synonyms

screw-off

American  
[skroo-awf, -of] / ˈskruˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
Or screwoff

noun

Slang.
  1. a loafer; idler.


Etymology

Origin of screw-off

Noun use of verb phrase screw off

Example Sentences

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Washing up is extraordinarily minimal: mixing containers double as drinking cups, so run the screw-off blade under the tap and you’re done.

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2015

It looked like a giant bongo drum with a screw-off top and a spigot at the bottom.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

Checkered and carved grip, round screw-off barrel, center hammer, sliding safety.

From A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks" by Shoemaker, Henry W.

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