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CHAIN WRENCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chain wrench mean?
• CHAIN WRENCH (noun)
The noun CHAIN WRENCH has 1 sense:
1. another name for chain tongs
Familiarity information: CHAIN WRENCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Another name for chain tongs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chain wrench" is a kind of...):
chain tongs (a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe)
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