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crescent spanners

crescent spanners is the plural of crescent spanner.

Meaning of crescent spanner

Noun

crescent spanner (plural crescent spanners)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, broadly, idiomatic, informal) 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.
    Synonyms:
    crescent wrench
  2. (informal) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: any spanner made by the namesake company, which makes many tools.
    Synonyms:
    crescent wrench

Questions about crescent spanners

What is crescent spanners the plural of?
Crescent spanners is the plural of crescent spanner.

Words near crescent spanners in the dictionary

  1. crescent moon
  2. crescent moons
  3. crescent roll
  4. crescent rolls
  5. crescent spanner
  6. crescent spanners
  7. Crescent Springs
  8. Crescent Valley
  9. crescent wrench
  10. crescent-shaped
  11. crescentade

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