wrench, spanner
(noun) a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spanner (plural spanners)
(Australian, NZ, British, Irish) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench.
(rare) One who, or that which, spans.
(weaponry) A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
(obsolete) A device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
(UK) A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)
(British, Irish, mildly, derogatory) A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.
• (hand tool for nuts and bolts): wrench (US)
• panners
Source: Wiktionary
Span"ner, n.
1. One who, or that which, spans.
2. The lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee or carbine itself. [Obs.]
3. An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose.
4. pl.
Definition: A contrivance in some of the ealier steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2024
(verb) summon to return; “The ambassador was recalled to his country”; “The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
