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Yankee screwdriver

Yankee screwdriver noun: a spiral ratcheting screwdriver.

Noun

Yankee screwdriver (plural Yankee screwdrivers)

  1. A spiral ratcheting screwdriver.

Forms of Yankee screwdriver

pluralYankee screwdrivers

Origin of Yankee screwdriver

Brand name introduced in 1895 by North Brothers Manufacturing Company.

Questions about Yankee screwdriver

What does Yankee screwdriver mean?
Yankee screwdriver means a spiral ratcheting screwdriver.
What part of speech is Yankee screwdriver?
Yankee screwdriver is a noun.
What is the plural of Yankee screwdriver?
The plural of Yankee screwdriver is Yankee screwdrivers.

Words near Yankee screwdriver in the dictionary

  1. Yankee Doodles
  2. Yankee football
  3. Yankee Hill
  4. Yankee ingenuity
  5. Yankee land
  6. Yankee screwdriver
  7. Yankee screwdrivers
  8. Yankee swap
  9. Yankee swaps
  10. Yankee Thanksgiving
  11. Yankee tunesmith

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