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spanner

span·ner [ spánnər ] (plural span·ners)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. wrench with hook on head: a wrench with a hook or pin at one or both ends of the head for engaging corresponding notches or holes on the object to be turned

2. U.K. 
Same as  wrenchn (sense 1)


[Mid-17th century. < German< spannen "harness horses or oxen to a vehicle" < Germanic]
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