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spanner

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spanner/ˈspanə(r)/

▶noun chiefly Brit. a tool with a shaped opening or jaws for gripping and turning a nut or bolt.

– phrases
a spanner (or N. Amer. monkey wrench) in the works a person or thing that prevents the successful implementation of a plan.

– origin C18: from Ger. spannen ‘draw tight’ + -er1.

'spanner' also found in these Oxford entries:

Allen key - box spanner - monkey wrench - podger - ring spanner - tommy bar - wrench

Forum discussions with the word(s) "spanner" in the title:

plunging a determined spanner into these delicate works by apparently patching things up
spanner
spanner in the works
throw/Put a spanner in the works
to put a spanner in the works

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