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spanner

/ˈspæn.ə(ɹ)/
noun
  1. A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench.

    "Pass me that spanner, Jake; there's just one more nut to screw in."

  2. One who, or that which, spans.

  3. A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.

Synonymswrench

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