plumber's snake

English

Man using a plumber’s snake to unclog a sewer pipe.

Noun

plumber's snake (plural plumber's snakes)

1. A long, flexible tool, often with rotating blades at its forward end, which is inserted into a plumbing pipe system and used to remove clogs or other obstructions.

Synonyms

• auger, pipe snake, plumbing snake, toilet jack

Translations

flexible rotating tool used to unclog a pipe

• Finnish: viemärinavausjousi, viemärirassi
• French: furet (fr) m, vrille à déboucher f
• German: Rohrreinigungsspirale
• Norwegian: stakefjær
• Swahili: nyoka (sw)

References

• “plumber's snake”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.