"Allen screw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Allen screws [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Allen, the name of Allen Manufacturing Company, and screw. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Allen}} Allen, {{m|en|screw}} screw Head templates: {{en-noun}} Allen screw (plural Allen screws)
  1. A screw whose head has a hexagonal socket. Categories (topical): Fasteners Related terms: Allen bolt, Allen key, Allen wrench, hex head screw Translations (screw whose head has a hexagonal socket): Inbusschraube [feminine] (German), Innensechskantschraube [feminine] (German), parafuso sextavado [masculine] (Portuguese), parafuso Allen [masculine] (Portuguese)

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