Definition of Pin wrench

1. Noun. A wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned.

Generic synonyms: Spanner, Wrench

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pin Wrench

pin amalgam
pin and ligature cutter
pin back
pin bone
pin cherry
pin clover
pin curl
pin down
pin implant
pin money
pin oak
pin table
pin the tail on the donkey
pin up
pin wrench (current term)
pina
pina cloth
pina colada
pinaceous
pinaces
pinacocyte
pinacoderm
pinacoderms
pinacoid
pinacoids
pinacol
pinacol rearrangement
pinacolborane
pinacolin

Literary usage of Pin wrench

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

1. A Catalogue of the Devices and Their Parts Manufactured by the Union Switch by Union Switch and Signal Company (1894)
"pin wrench, for signal cylinder follower nut. 26. pin wrench, for switch valve piston packing nut. 27. 3/8". 1 28. У±". \ Screw-drivers, black walnut ..."

2. A Treatise on the Construction and Use of Milling Machines Made by Brown by Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co (1896)
"To throw the worm out of gear : turn the knob E (by means of the pin wrench) about a quarter of a revolution in the reverse direction to that indicated by ..."

3. Practical Treatise on Milling and Milling Machines by Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co (1914)
"To do this, turn the knob E, by means of a pin wrench furnished, about one•quarter of a revolution in the reverse direction to that indicated by an arrow ..."

4. Oil Engines: Details and Operation by Lacey Harvey Morrison (1919)
"Emery paste is coated over the two pin ends, and while the pin is forced into the bosses it is rotated by a pin wrench, as outlined in the sketch. ..."

5. Machine Tools and Their Operation by Fred H. Colvin, Frank A. Stanley (1922)
"This is done by turning the knob E with the pin wrench (which is part of the equipment), about one quarter of a revolution in the reverse direction to that ..."

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