spanner
spanner is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee or carbine itself. [Obs.]
- 2.An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose.
- 3.pl. A contrivance in some of the ealier steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is the lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee or carbine itself. [Obs.] called?
- What is an iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose called?
- What is pl. A contrivance in some of the ealier steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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