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nutdriver

nutdriver noun: a hand tool for driving nuts and bolts; similar to a screwdriver but with a different tip, usually a hexagonal socket (recess) for driving fasteners with external hexagonal heads. Suitable for low- and medium-torque applications.

nutdriver: a hand tool for driving nuts and bolts; similar to a screwdriver but with a different tip, usually...
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Noun

nutdriver (plural nutdrivers)

  1. A hand tool for driving nuts and bolts; similar to a screwdriver but with a different tip, usually a hexagonal socket (recess) for driving fasteners with external hexagonal heads. Suitable for low- and medium-torque applications.

Forms of nutdriver

pluralnutdrivers

Origin of nutdriver

From nut + driver, attested since circa 1900 and widespread in various industries since the 1920s; modeled on the earlier screwdriver.

Questions about nutdriver

What does nutdriver mean?
Nutdriver means a hand tool for driving nuts and bolts; similar to a screwdriver but with a different tip, usually a hexagonal socket (recess) for driving fasteners with external hexagonal heads. Suitable for low- and medium-torque applications.
What part of speech is nutdriver?
Nutdriver is a noun.
What is the plural of nutdriver?
The plural of nutdriver is nutdrivers.

Words near nutdriver in the dictionary

  1. nutcracker doll
  2. nutcracker phenomenon
  3. nutcracker syndrome
  4. nutcrackers
  5. nutcracking
  6. nutdriver
  7. nutdrivers
  8. Nute
  9. Nutella
  10. nutellasagna
  11. nutellasagnas

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