Phillips
Phillips¹
Definition
Phil·lips (fil′ips)
a screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver) with a cross-shaped, pointed tip: used on a screw (Phillips screw) that has two slots crossing at the center of the head
Etymology: after H. F. Phillips (?-1958), its U.S. developer
Phillips²
Definition
Phil·lips (fil′ips)
Phillips, Wendell (wen′dəl) 1811-84; U.S. abolitionist, reformer, & orator
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