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socket wrench
noun
a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
socket wrench
noun
Also: socket set.a wrench having a handle onto which socketed heads of various sizes can be fitted
Word History and Origins
Origin of socket wrench1
Example Sentences
Leveraging the heavy chair onto a homemade wooden brace, he quickly slips off the old wheels and slips on the new, tightening them with a socket wrench.
A socket wrench does the same job as a conventional wrench, only more efficiently.
The extreme brevity — typical one-acts more often last an hour or longer — serves as a tool, like a socket wrench, to make clear that grief is unbearable, even in small doses.
A container of IcyHot, a bag of little black specks, five or six heavy-duty bungee cords, a screwdriver, a socket wrench, and a small sledgehammer.
He’s the electric saw and socket wrench guy.
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