Allen key™
noun/ˈælən kiː/
/ˈælən kiː/
(British English) (North American English Allen wrench™)
- a small tool used for turning an Allen screw™Word Origin1960s: from the name of the manufacturer, the Allen Manufacturing Company, of Hartford, Connecticut.
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