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socket wrench
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socket wrench
n.
A wrench with a usually interchangeable socket to fit over a nut or bolt.
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socket wrench

socket wrench
n
(Engineering / Tools) a wrench having a handle onto which socketed heads of various sizes can be fitted
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Noun1.socket wrench - a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fittedsocket wrench - a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted
socket - receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
spanner, wrench - a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt


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