English Dictionary

bicycle wrench

名詞

古風

(dated, chiefly 1880s-1920s) Any wrench meant for or considered to be mainly for the purpose of repairing bicycles.

日本語の意味

自転車の修理用に設計されたレンチ。主に1880年代から1920年代にかけて使用された工具。

He rummaged through the attic and found an old bicycle wrench whose jaws still fit the vintage nuts.

彼は屋根裏を漁って、古い自転車の修理用レンチを見つけ、その口は今でも古いナットに合った。

意味（1）

(dated, chiefly 1880s-1920s) Any wrench meant for or considered to be mainly for the purpose of repairing bicycles.

意味（2）

(dated, chiefly 1900s-1920s) Any small and handy wrench as might be well suited for repairing bicycles, but not limited to bicycle use.

With the boom in the bicycle business [1890s] there came an excellent opportunity for wrench makers, and the large number of bicycle wrenches that have survived [1914] make plain how well the opportunity was embraced. Obviously, these bicycle wrenches are quite as useful around an automobile as they are around a bicycle. In fact, their designation now stands for small size rather than to connect them with the bicycle industry. In fact, almost any small wrench now is styled a bicycle wrench and some of them are remarkably ingenious.

bicycle wrenches （ plural ）