Stillsonn.

/ˈstɪlsən/

Forms: Also Stilson, stilson.

Etymology: < the name of Daniel Chapman Stillson (1830–99).

Used attributively and absol. to designate an adjustable pipe wrench invented by Stillson in 1869 and originally manufactured by his employers, the Walworth Company of New York.

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

monkey wrench?1807

shifting spanner1829

screw hammer1831

adjustable wrench1852

adjustable spanner1866

Stillson1902

1902 Sears Catal. 563/3 The Stillson Pipe wrench is too well known to require a lengthy description of same.

1903 Sci. Amer. 10 Oct. 266/1 Your kit is not complete unless it includes the famous Stillson wrench which is particularly adapted for turning out the best work without crushing the pipe in the least.

1945 Walworth 1842–1942 (Walworth Company Inc.) 42 The sales of the Stillsons are highly sensitive to changes in economic conditions.

1960 E. L. Delmar-Morgan Cruising Yacht Equipm. & Navigation xiv. 162 It used to be said by the old-time mechanics that refractory pipe joints suddenly made themselves loose when they saw you pick up a Stillson.

1961 J. Seymour Fat of Land v. 67 I spend half the night..working in the blizzard or the deep frost with ‘stilsons’..and other esoteric devices.

1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 119 The undershot lower jaw [of a boxer]..gives a leverage similar to that of the plumber's Stilson wrench; once contact is made it cannot be broken; a pull just makes it tighter.

1978 J. Gores Gone, no Forwarding (1979) x. 62 Balland was out of his car, eight-inch Stillson wrench..in hand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	stillson
释义	Stillsonn. /ˈstɪlsən/ Forms: Also Stilson, stilson. Etymology: < the name of Daniel Chapman Stillson (1830–99). Used attributively and absol. to designate an adjustable pipe wrench invented by Stillson in 1869 and originally manufactured by his employers, the Walworth Company of New York. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > screwdrivers, wrenches, spanners > [noun] > spanner or wrench > adjustable monkey wrench?1807 shifting spanner1829 screw hammer1831 adjustable wrench1852 adjustable spanner1866 Stillson1902 1902 Sears Catal. 563/3 The Stillson Pipe wrench is too well known to require a lengthy description of same. 1903 Sci. Amer. 10 Oct. 266/1 Your kit is not complete unless it includes the famous Stillson wrench which is particularly adapted for turning out the best work without crushing the pipe in the least. 1945 Walworth 1842–1942 (Walworth Company Inc.) 42 The sales of the Stillsons are highly sensitive to changes in economic conditions. 1960 E. L. Delmar-Morgan Cruising Yacht Equipm. & Navigation xiv. 162 It used to be said by the old-time mechanics that refractory pipe joints suddenly made themselves loose when they saw you pick up a Stillson. 1961 J. Seymour Fat of Land v. 67 I spend half the night..working in the blizzard or the deep frost with ‘stilsons’..and other esoteric devices. 1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 119 The undershot lower jaw [of a boxer]..gives a leverage similar to that of the plumber's Stilson wrench; once contact is made it cannot be broken; a pull just makes it tighter. 1978 J. Gores Gone, no Forwarding (1979) x. 62 Balland was out of his car, eight-inch Stillson wrench..in hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1902
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