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fine adjustment tool

fine adjustment tool noun: a hammer.

Noun

fine adjustment tool (plural fine adjustment tools)

  1. (humorous) A hammer.
    • Last, but not least, of your binding adjustment tools is fondly called a “Fine Adjustment Tool,” more commonly known as a hammer. The one you probably have already is fine. It needn't be big, heavy, or in good condition […]1980, Richard Glovin, How to be the Casual Ski Mechanic, page 14
    • My father always told me that when your initial attempts with a fine-adjustment tool don't work, the next step is to go after a bigger hammer.1984, Georgia Bockoven, Little by Little, page 360

Forms of fine adjustment tool

pluralfine adjustment tools

Questions about fine adjustment tool

What does fine adjustment tool mean?
Fine adjustment tool means a hammer.
What part of speech is fine adjustment tool?
Fine adjustment tool is a noun.
What is the plural of fine adjustment tool?
The plural of fine adjustment tool is fine adjustment tools.

Words near fine adjustment tool in the dictionary

  1. finds wanting
  2. findspot
  3. findspots
  4. findy
  5. fine
  6. fine adjustment tool
  7. fine adjustment tools
  8. fine and dandy
  9. fine and dandy like sour candy
  10. fine art
  11. fine artist

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