Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crescent spanner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: cres-cen-t s-pan-ner
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An open-end adjustable spanner with a worm-drive thumbwheel. When the term adjustable spanner or adjustable wrench is used, this type (branded with any of many brands) is usually the type meant.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Informal

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: any spanner made by the namesake company, which makes many tools.

Informal

noun

Alternative letter-case form of crescent spanner.

Etymology

A genericization of the trade name of a company famous for making them (although it did not invent them); details are at Wikipedia. The trademark is still protected, and this genericized term is only informal and loose. Compare kleenex and coke.

Usage

Inflected Forms

crescent spanners (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Crescent spanner

Synonyms

crescent wrench

Questions

What does crescent spanner mean?: An open-end adjustable spanner with a worm-drive thumbwheel. When the term adjustable spanner or adjustable wrench is used, this type (branded with any of many brands) is usually the type meant.
Where does crescent spanner come from?: A genericization of the trade name of a company famous for making them (although it did not invent them); details are at Wikipedia. The trademark is still protected, and this genericized term is only informal and loose. Compare kleenex and coke.

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