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Rarespanner
The correct spelling is spanner.
How to pronounce spanner
/ˈspæn.ə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ˈspæn.ə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Spa-nne-r
The correct spelling is spanner. A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench. For example: "Pass me that spanner, Jake; there's just one more nut to screw in."
Usage Examples
“Pass me that spanner, Jake; there's just one more nut to screw in.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench.
- 2.One who, or that which, spans.
- 3.A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
- 4.A device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
- 5.A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)
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