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crescent wrench definition

crescent wrench

a wrench with a head shaped like a crescent, having one movable jaw, adjusted by a screw to fit various sizes of nuts, bolts, etc.

Etymology: < Crescent, a trademark for this kind of wrench

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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The correct name for a Crescent Wrench is "adjustable wrench."

Posted by anonymous 44 days ago.

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