Allenn.

Brit.

/ˈalən/, U.S.

/ˈælən/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Allen.

Etymology: < the name of W. G. Allen, who patented the screw in 1910, founder of the Allen Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut, which first produced it.

attributive.

1. A proprietary name designating a type of screw or bolt turned by an Allen key (see sense 2), typically having a hexagonal socket in the head. Chiefly in Allen screw, Allen bolt.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > screw > other types of screw

wrench1552

needle screw1663

female screw1667

stop-screw1680

male screw1682

wood-screw1733

right and left handed screw1738

screw eye1787

claw-screw1795

screw shaft1818

union joint1819

union screw1820

right-and-left screw1821

binding-screw1828

coach screw1874

lag bolt1893

grub-screw1903

Allen screw1910

multithread1921

self-tapper1949

1910 Amer. Machinist 20 Oct. 748/1 (caption) Allen's Safety Set Screws.]

1910 Machinery Nov. 234/2 (caption) Allen Safety Set-screw and Wrench.

1967 R. R. Karch & E. J. Buber Graphic Arts Procedures: Offset Processes viii. 295 Loosen the Allen screws..and turn the eccentric collars..at each side of the duplicator.

1990 Peterson's 4-wheel & Off-road May 59/2 He made his own skidplate for the transfer case, and he dressed the chassis with chromed Allen bolts.

2003 S.W.A.T. May 22/3 Two Allen screws at the top of the belt loop securely fasten the holster to the gun belt.

2. A proprietary name designating a type of small wrench or key which fits and turns an Allen screw (see sense 1), being typically L-shaped with a hexagonal cross-section. Chiefly in Allen key, Allen wrench.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > screwdrivers, wrenches, spanners > [noun] > spanner or wrench > other spanners or wrenches

tap wrench1815

doghook1847

stock1862

stud box1867

socket wrench1905

Allen key1910

wheel brace1920

tongs1922

nut driver1939

spud wrench1939

torque wrench1948

nut runner1958

Mole1959

skate key1962

1910 Machinery Nov. 234/2 (caption) Allen Safety Set-screw and Wrench.

1913 Machinery Aug. 215 (advt.) Then we applied the Allen wrench, supplemented with a long lever.

1949 Pop. Sci. May 30/2 (advt.) Allen key sets cost as little as 75¢ at your hardware store.

1961 Which? Nov. 282/2 Users felt that it was a nuisance to have to use an Allen-key (a small spanner) to tighten the Helvetia's needle.

1992 A. Steele Labyrinth of Night 133 Massey..selected an Allen-wrench from a dozen others, and slipped it into the hole.

2004 T. Travis Road that has no End xi. 222 We stopped and I pulled out my Allen key set and raised the seat about a centimeter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	allen
释义	Allenn. Brit. /ˈalən/, U.S. /ˈælən/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Allen. Etymology: < the name of W. G. Allen, who patented the screw in 1910, founder of the Allen Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut, which first produced it. attributive. 1. A proprietary name designating a type of screw or bolt turned by an Allen key (see sense 2), typically having a hexagonal socket in the head. Chiefly in Allen screw, Allen bolt. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > screw > other types of screw wrench1552 needle screw1663 female screw1667 stop-screw1680 male screw1682 wood-screw1733 right and left handed screw1738 screw eye1787 claw-screw1795 screw shaft1818 union joint1819 union screw1820 right-and-left screw1821 binding-screw1828 coach screw1874 lag bolt1893 grub-screw1903 Allen screw1910 multithread1921 self-tapper1949 1910 Amer. Machinist 20 Oct. 748/1 (caption) Allen's Safety Set Screws.] 1910 Machinery Nov. 234/2 (caption) Allen Safety Set-screw and Wrench. 1967 R. R. Karch & E. J. Buber Graphic Arts Procedures: Offset Processes viii. 295 Loosen the Allen screws..and turn the eccentric collars..at each side of the duplicator. 1990 Peterson's 4-wheel & Off-road May 59/2 He made his own skidplate for the transfer case, and he dressed the chassis with chromed Allen bolts. 2003 S.W.A.T. May 22/3 Two Allen screws at the top of the belt loop securely fasten the holster to the gun belt. 2. A proprietary name designating a type of small wrench or key which fits and turns an Allen screw (see sense 1), being typically L-shaped with a hexagonal cross-section. Chiefly in Allen key, Allen wrench. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > screwdrivers, wrenches, spanners > [noun] > spanner or wrench > other spanners or wrenches tap wrench1815 doghook1847 stock1862 stud box1867 socket wrench1905 Allen key1910 wheel brace1920 tongs1922 nut driver1939 spud wrench1939 torque wrench1948 nut runner1958 Mole1959 skate key1962 1910 Machinery Nov. 234/2 (caption) Allen Safety Set-screw and Wrench. 1913 Machinery Aug. 215 (advt.) Then we applied the Allen wrench, supplemented with a long lever. 1949 Pop. Sci. May 30/2 (advt.) Allen key sets cost as little as 75¢ at your hardware store. 1961 Which? Nov. 282/2 Users felt that it was a nuisance to have to use an Allen-key (a small spanner) to tighten the Helvetia's needle. 1992 A. Steele Labyrinth of Night 133 Massey..selected an Allen-wrench from a dozen others, and slipped it into the hole. 2004 T. Travis Road that has no End xi. 222 We stopped and I pulled out my Allen key set and raised the seat about a centimeter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1910
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