Screw-key
41To put under the screw — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …
42Wood screw — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …
43screw — {{11}}screw (n.) c.1400, from M.Fr. escroue nut, cylindrical socket, screwhole, of uncertain etymology; not found in other Romanic languages. Perhaps via Gallo Romance *scroba or W.Gmc. *scruva from V.L. scrobis screw head groove, in classical… …
44screw — I. vb 1. to have sex (with). This use of the word was recorded in Grose s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue in 1785. It may be a direct metaphor or may be influenced by the archaic use of screw to mean a key (turn ing in a lock). Since the late… …
45screw — 1. (of a male) to copulate with Referring to the entry into a reciprocal aperture: Well you, Howard, says Flora, who did you screw last night? (Bradbury, 1975) Either sex may be said to screw around, to copulate indiscriminately:… …
46key — key1 noun (plural keys) 1》 a small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock, which is inserted into the lock and rotated to open or close it or to operate a switch. ↘an instrument for grasping and turning …
47List of screw drives — Contents 1 Common types 1.1 External types 1.1.1 Square 1.1.2 Hex …
48Hex key — A hex key, also known as an Allen, Alum, hex head, or zeta key or wrench, is a tool used to drive screws and bolts that have a hexagonal socket in the head.Some features of this type of tool are: *The tool is simple, small and light. *The contact …
49Sand Key Light — Infobox Lighthouse caption = Sand Key Light, 2005 location = southwest of Key West, Florida coordinates = coord|24|27|14|N|81|52|39|W|region:US type:landmark yearlit = 1853 automated = 1938 yeardeactivated = 1989 1998 foundation = cast iron screw …
50Bleed screw — A bleed screw is a device used to create a temporary opening in an otherwise closed system, which facilitates the removal of air or another substance from the system by way of pressure and density differences.On a home radiator unit, the bleed… …
