"smoke wrench" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: smoke wrenches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} smoke wrench (plural smoke wrenches)
  1. (slang) A blowtorch, usually an acetylene torch. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-smoke_wrench-en-noun-FF2FFOsb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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