"bicycle wrench" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bicycle wrenches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} bicycle wrench (plural bicycle wrenches)
  1. (dated, chiefly 1880s-1920s) Any wrench meant for or considered to be mainly for the purpose of repairing bicycles. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-bicycle_wrench-en-noun-gFo5TJEb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. (dated, chiefly 1900s-1920s) Any small and handy wrench as might be well suited for repairing bicycles, but not limited to bicycle use. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-bicycle_wrench-en-noun-PJ7xYdr6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

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