Definition of Stillson wrench

1. Noun. A large pipe wrench with L-shaped adjustable jaws that tighten as pressure on the handle is increased.

Generic synonyms: Pipe Wrench, Tube Wrench

Definition of Stillson wrench

1. Noun. (engineering) pipe wrench ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stillson Wrench

Stheno
Stichaeidae
Sticherus
Sticherus flabellatus
Stick
Sticks
Stictomys
Stictopelia
Stictopelia cuneata
Stieglitz
Stigmata
Stihl
Still's disease
Still's murmur
Still's murmurs
Stillson wrench
Stillsons
Stillwater
Stilton
Stilwell
Stinger
Stingers
Stink Face
Stirling
Stirling engine
Stizidae
Stizolobium
Stizolobium deeringiana
Stizostedion
Stizostedion vitreum

Literary usage of Stillson wrench

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

1. Audels Engineers and Mechanics Guide by Frank Duncan Graham (1921)
"A stillson wrench should also be set down on its work, so that the jaws will ... A stillson wrench is not so liable to crush pipe as a pipe tongs, ..."

2. Financing an Enterprise by Hugh Ronald Conyngton (1921)
"The stillson wrench is an example of a "lost" trade-name. For many years the patented stillson wrench was manufactured and sold by the owners of the patent. ..."

3. Wrought-pipe Drainage Systems by John Joseph Cosgrove (1909)
"95 stillson wrench Fittings are generally made up at the bench before taking the pipe from the vise. Small fittings, not over 2J inches in diameter, ..."

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