stillson wrench

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   a large pipe wrench with L-shaped adjustable jaws that tighten as pressure on the handle is increased

   Broaderpipe wrench

Questions about stillson wrench

What does stillson wrench mean?

stillson wrench means "a large pipe wrench with L-shaped adjustable jaws that tighten as pressure on the handle is increased".

Is stillson wrench a common word?

stillson wrench is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.