pipe wrench

pipe wrench

noun

Definition of PIPE WRENCH

: a wrench for gripping and turning a cylindrical object (as a pipe) usually by use of two serrated jaws so designed as to grip the pipe when turning in one direction only

First Known Use of PIPE WRENCH

circa 1875

Rhymes with PIPE WRENCH

backbench, entrench, front bench, King's Bench, Old French, Queen's Bench, retrench, slit trench, unclench, workbench