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pipe wrench
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of pipe wrench1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
The chain is then placed over the sprockets and a leverage equal to any pipe wrench is secured.
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Cowalczk hit the shaft with the back of the pipe wrench, and it broke at the motor bearing.
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When he got to his office, he ordered a pot of coffee and made out a requisition for a pipe wrench.
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The Stillson pipe wrench is useful in turning studs, round rods, and pipes that cannot be turned by any other means.
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"I was only fooling her," snarled Rafe, rubbing his injured shoulder, for Tom had the grip of a pipe wrench.
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