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Stillson|ˈstɪlsən|
Also Stilson, stilson.
The name of Daniel Chapman Stillson (1830–99), used attrib. and absol. to designate an adjustable pipe wrench invented by him in 1869 and originally manufactured by his employers, the Walworth Company of New York.
1902Sears Catal. 563/3 The Stillson Pipe wrench is too well known to require a lengthy description of same. 1903Sci. Amer. 10 Oct. 266/1 Your kit is not complete unless it includes the famous Stillson wrench which is particularly adapted for turning out the best work without crushing the pipe in the least. 1945Walworth 1842–1942 (Walworth Company Inc.) 42 The sales of the Stillsons are highly sensitive to changes in economic conditions. 1960E. L. Delmar-Morgan Cruising Yacht Equipment & Navigation xiv. 162 It used to be said by the old-time mechanics that refractory pipe joints suddenly made themselves loose when they saw you pick up a Stillson. 1961J. Seymour Fat of Land v. 67, I spend half the night..working in the blizzard or the deep frost with ‘stilsons’..and other esoteric devices. 1971F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 119 The undershot lower jaw [of a boxer]..gives a leverage similar to that of the plumber's Stilson wrench; once contact is made it cannot be broken; a pull just makes it tighter. 1978J. Gores Gone, no Forwarding (1979) x. 62 Balland was out of his car, eight-inch Stillson wrench..in hand. |
