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Meanings of stillson wrench in inglês
An adjustable wrench (British: spanner) with a toothed jaw for gripping pipe, frequently used by a plumber or pipe fitter, to loosen and tighten pipes with threaded connections, designed such that any forward pressure on the handle tends to pull the jaws (otherwise slightly mobile in the tool plan) tighter together.
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There was a two-foot-long Stillson wrench in the trunk, and for a few minutes he imagined the ten pounds of iron in his grasp.
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But if dirty work was done to you, Burkett would have been a handier tool for Fogg than a Stillson wrench in a plumbing job.