"breaker bar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: breaker bars [plural]
Etymology: Open compound noun, break + -er + bar. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|break|er|id2=agent noun}} break + -er, {{m|en|bar}} bar Head templates: {{en-noun}} breaker bar (plural breaker bars)
  1. (mechanical trades) A heavy-duty handle, typically long and with a nonratcheting head, that turns a socket to break loose nuts and bolts that are very tightly fastened.
    Sense id: en-breaker_bar-en-noun-hk6j1YyH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 85 15
  2. (mechanical trades) A bar inside a hammer mill against which the milled material is thrown by the hammers; the material breaks upon hitting it. Related terms: cheater
    Sense id: en-breaker_bar-en-noun-R~CGnMFW

Inflected forms

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