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ALLIGATOR WRENCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alligator wrench mean? 

ALLIGATOR WRENCH (noun)
  The noun ALLIGATOR WRENCH has 1 sense:

1. a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator)play

  Familiarity information: ALLIGATOR WRENCH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALLIGATOR WRENCH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("alligator wrench" is a kind of...):

spanner; wrench (a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt)


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