Definition of Carriage wrench

1. Noun. A wrench designed for use with carriage bolts.

Generic synonyms: Spanner, Wrench

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carriage Wrench

carrell
carrells
carrels
carriable
carriables
carriage
carriage bolt
carriage clock
carriage control character
carriage dog
carriage door
carriage house
carriage return
carriage returns
carriage trade
carriage wrench (current term)
carriageable
carriagebuilder
carriagebuilders
carriagebuilding
carriageless
carriagelike
carriagemaker
carriagemakers
carriagemaking
carriages
carriageway
carriageways
carriboo
carriboos

Literary usage of Carriage wrench

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Irish Industrial Exhibition of 1853: A Detailed Catalogue of Its Contents by John Sproule (1854)
"... improved railway screw and other jacks ; railway signal and other lamps ; miners' safety lamp ; railway carriage wrench ; Thornton and M;Con- Hell's ..."

2. Caseine: Being Rural Meditations by Joseph Fitzgerald (1869)
"That same day, at night, I had occasion to search for a carriage wrench. - During sleep these two things came up together in a dream, in such shape that the ..."

3. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "The (1892)
"It is described by the manufacturers as the simplest, earnest to operate, and best carriage - wrench ever invented. It lita any size nut, and there are no ..."

4. Documents of the City of Boston by Boston (Mass.), Boston (Mass.). City Council, City Council (1869)
"1 iron vise. 1 saw and hammer. 8 chairs. 4 settees. 1 grain chest. 1 hay cutter. 1 feed box. 1 four quart measure. 1 carriage jack. 1 carriage wrench. ..."

5. Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor by United States Bureau of Labor, United States, Carroll Davidson Wright (1902)
"... drawing and forming, butt weld, scarf welding, pair of tongs, carriage wrench, drawing and tempering, prick punch, small cape chisel, reamer, drawknife, ..."

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