English Explanatory Dictionary

tommy bar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cylindrical iron or steel bar used as a lever.
  2. A short bar put through the hole in a socket spanner or box spanner to provide leverage.
  3. A bar used to loosen or tighten some types of chucks and tool holders on machine tools such as lathes or milling machines.

Word forms

tommy bar tommy bars

Synonyms

tommy

Related words

pin spanner T-handle crowbar prybar jimmy
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