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Definition of Tap wrench
1. Noun. A wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tap Wrench
Literary usage of Tap wrench
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1860)
"3, tap wrench only, with lever handle. Fig. 4, publican's lever tap wrench, with
spanner for union-joints. W). Improved Galvanised Wire Sieve; John Reynolds ..."
2. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"Of the three, the first is perhaps the best method. riG.4 Fig. 4—The tap should
be started square, and with even pressure on each arm of the "tap wrench". ..."
3. Machine Tool Operation by Henry D. Burghardt (1919)
"(2) From the object on which they are used; as tap wrench, pipe wrench, etc.
(3) From their construction; as spanner wrench, ratchet wrench, etc. ..."
4. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"The tap wrench illustrated in Fig. 20 is called a stay bolt tap wrench, and is
made of |-inch round steel bent to the form shown. ..."
5. The Complete Practical Machinist: Embracing Lathe Work, Vise Work, Drills by Joshua Rose (1876)
"Especially is this liable to occur if the tap wrench has more than one square
hole in it so as to enable ..."
6. The Complete Practical Machinist: Embracing Lathe Work, Vise Work, Drills by Joshua Rose (1885)
"Especially is this liable to occur if the tap wrench has more than one square
hole in it so as to enable the same wrench to be used on more than one ..."
7. Automobile Repairshop Short-cuts: Over 1500 Time and Labor-saving Kinks by Motor World (1918)
"753) tap wrench The tapping of small holes is facilitated by the use of a tap
wrench, which consists of a hexagonal nut mounted on a short rod and having ..."