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Definition of Open-end wrench
1. Noun. A wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Open-end Wrench
Literary usage of Open-end wrench
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"Of the many kinds of wrenches, the cheapest, strongest, most efficient and most
durable is the open end wrench. This style of wrench varies in quality and ..."
2. Shop and Foundry Practice: Prepared for Students of the International by International Correspondence Schools (1901)
"30 (a), which will give results similar to that shown in the open-end wrench in
Fig. 27, or they may be made with a 15-degree offset for hexagonal wrenches ..."
3. Aeroplane Construction and Assembly by James Thomas King, Norval Wilfred Leslie (1918)
"If available, use either an open end wrench or a socket wrench. ... Only use an
open end wrench in an emergency. An open end wrench will frequently slip, ..."
4. Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry and Building: A General Reference Work by American School, Chicago, American Technical Society (1909)
"Open-End Wrench. shown in Figs. 75 and 76 should be used; otherwise the pipe will
... Open-End Wrench. good blacksmith. It is used principally on coil work, ..."
5. Shop and Foundry Practice: Prepared for Students of the International by International Correspondence Schools (1901)
"30 (a), which will give results similar to that shown in the open-end wrench in
Fig. 27, or they may be made with a 15-degree offset for hexagonal wrenches ..."
6. Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry and Building: A General Reference Work by American School, (Chicago, Ill.) (1907)
"Open-End Wrench. shown in Figs. 75 and 76 should be used; otherwise the pipe will
... Open-End Wrench. good blacksmith. It is used principally on coil work, ..."
7. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1898)
"Flat, open-end wrench (double). Use.—(Hexagonal end, 5/16 inch) with hexagonal-headed
nuts, holding down valve-guard plate on top of valve. Use. ..."
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