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An open-end adjustable spanner with a worm-drive thumbwheel. When the term adjustable spanner or adjustable wrench is used, this type (branded with any of many brands) is usually the type meant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, broadly, idiomatic, informal
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Synonyms: crescent wrench
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adjustable spanner, adjustable wrench, adjustable, spanner, wrench, hand tool, tool
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: any spanner made by the namesake company, which makes many tools.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Synonyms: crescent wrench
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spanner, wrench, hand tool, tool
Alternative letter-case form of crescent spanner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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A genericization of the trade name of a company famous for making them (although it did not invent them); details are at Wikipedia. The trademark is still protected, and this genericized term is only informal and loose. Compare kleenex and coke.
