handscrew

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noun

An appliance for raising heavy weights; a jack.

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Meanings

nounhandscrew (plural handscrews)

plural handscrews

  1. An appliance for raising heavy weights; a jack.

Origin

From hand + screw.

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APA

handscrew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handscrew

MLA

“handscrew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handscrew. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handscrew,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handscrew.

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