pipe wrench
noun
a tool having two toothed jaws, one fixed and the other free to grip pipes and other tubular objects when the tool is turned in one direction only.
Origin of pipe wrench
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby pipe wrench
pipe rack,
pipe roll,
pipe snake,
pipe up,
pipe vine,
pipe wrench,
pipe-clay,
pipe-dream,
pipe-layer,
pipe-rack,
pipeclay
Example sentences from the Web for pipe wrench
And among them was a pipe-wrench, a coupling or two, and a cutter.
The Poor Little Rich Girl |Eleanor Gates