socket wrench
noun
a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
Origin of socket wrench
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby socket wrench
sock suspender,
sockdolager,
sockdologer,
sockeroo,
socket,
socket wrench,
sockeye,
sockeye salmon,
socko,
socle,
socman
British Dictionary definitions for socket wrench
socket wrench
noun
a wrench having a handle onto which socketed heads of various sizes can be fitted
Also: socket set