[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

spanner \span"ner\ spa^n"n~er, n.
   1. one who, or that which, spans.
      1913 webster

   2. the lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee or carbine
      itself. obs.
      1913 webster

   3. an iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head
      of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench;
      specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the
      couplings of hose. chiefly british usage
      1913 webster

   4. pl. a contrivance in some of the earlier steam engines for
      moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting
      off of the steam.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

inchworm \inch"worm`\, n. zool.
   the larva of any geometrid moth. it progresses forward by
   first bringing the rear end of the body forward, forming a
   loop, then moving the front part of the body; called also
   measuring worm, measuringworm, spanner, and looper.
   see geometrid.
   1913 webster
see also:
measuring measuringworm spanner looper geometrid 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

spanner
     n : a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
         syn: wrench
see also:
wrench 

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