spanner

[ span-er ]

/ ˈspæn ər /

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noun

a person or thing that spans.

Also called spanner wrench . a wrench having a curved head with a hook or pin at one end for engaging notches or holes in collars, certain kinds of nuts, etc.Compare pin wrench.

Chiefly British. a wrench, especially one with fixed jaws.

Origin of spanner

First recorded in 1630–40; span¹ + -er¹

Words nearby spanner

Spanish windlass, spank, spanker, spanking, span loading, spanner, span-new, span of apprehension, span of attention, spanrail, span roof

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Example sentences from the Web for spanner

The Daily Pic: Her "appropriations" of August Sander throw a spanner in art's works.
Sherrie Levine's Sincerest Flattery|Blake Gopnik|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And the spanner went down as if Neptune were rebuking the seas.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
I had t' show ye that no spanner ever bothered Mike Bannock.
The Million Dollar Mystery|Harold MacGrath
Lying on the plates is the spanner which must have spun from his hand as he fell to destruction.
An Ocean Tramp|William McFee

Norton raised the spanner, and, dizzy as he was, faced this seafaring Hercules courageously.
The Million Dollar Mystery|Harold MacGrath
Egbert flung down a spanner, and turned to her the most astonished face in the world.
A Popular Schoolgirl|Angela Brazil

British Dictionary definitions for spanner

spanner

/ (ˈspænə) /

noun

a steel hand tool with a handle carrying jaws or a hole of particular shape designed to grip a nut or bolt head

British informal a source of impediment or annoyance (esp in the phrase throw a spanner in the works)

Word Origin for spanner

C17: from German, from spannen to stretch, span 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	spanner
释义	spanner [ span-er ] / ˈspæn ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spanner ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that spans. Also called spanner wrench . a wrench having a curved head with a hook or pin at one end for engaging notches or holes in collars, certain kinds of nuts, etc.Compare pin wrench. Chiefly British. a wrench, especially one with fixed jaws. Origin of spanner First recorded in 1630–40; span¹ + -er¹ Words nearby spanner Spanish windlass, spank, spanker, spanking, span loading, spanner, span-new, span of apprehension, span of attention, spanrail, span roof Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spanner The Daily Pic: Her "appropriations" of August Sander throw a spanner in art's works. Sherrie Levine's Sincerest Flattery\|Blake Gopnik\|March 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And the spanner went down as if Neptune were rebuking the seas. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story\|Various I had t' show ye that no spanner ever bothered Mike Bannock. The Million Dollar Mystery\|Harold MacGrath Lying on the plates is the spanner which must have spun from his hand as he fell to destruction. An Ocean Tramp\|William McFee Norton raised the spanner, and, dizzy as he was, faced this seafaring Hercules courageously. The Million Dollar Mystery\|Harold MacGrath Egbert flung down a spanner, and turned to her the most astonished face in the world. A Popular Schoolgirl\|Angela Brazil British Dictionary definitions for spanner spanner / (ˈspænə) / noun a steel hand tool with a handle carrying jaws or a hole of particular shape designed to grip a nut or bolt head British informal a source of impediment or annoyance (esp in the phrase throw a spanner in the works) Word Origin for spanner C17: from German, from spannen to stretch, span 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spanner pipe wrench
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spanner

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