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noun

spanner n.

One who, or that which, spans.

The lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee or carbine itself. (Obs.)

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. (Chiefly British usage)

pl. A contrivance in some of the earlier steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.

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Etymology of 'Spanner'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Spanner" Quotes from Famous Books

... cut himself short on sleep and snatched his meals in passing; and Nadia, when not busy at her own tasks of observing, housekeeping, and doing what little piloting was required, was rapidly learning to wield most effectively the spanner and pliers of the ...

— Spacehounds of IPC • Edward Elmer Smith

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