plench
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Noun[edit]
plench (plural plenches)
- A tool combining features of pliers and wrench, for use in microgravity.
- 1964 April, Popular Science, page 115:
- The plench produces sufficient torque to move a nut, but doesn't pass on torque to the astronaut. External torque to move socket wrench is produced by squeezing the handles.