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Spud wrenches

Scope note

Adjustable wrenches with long tapering steel handles terminating in an open-end wrench at one end; used primarily in plumbing to tighten large square nuts and to align holes.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300023384

Broader Terms used

<wrenches: metalworking tools>

Term used for

wrenches, spud

Equivalent Terms used

spud wrench

Created

13yrs ago

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