(chiefly, Canada) A type of screwdriver having a square tip, designed to drive a Robertson screw.
(chiefly, Canada) A type of screwdriver having a square tip, designed to drive a Robertson screw.
The Robertson-head screw has a square hole in the head, made in three different sizes, and must be driven with a special Robertson screwdriver.
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(Commonwealth, UK, Irish, carpentry) A large metal wood screw with a head that takes a spanner.
(UK, slang) A hammer.
A device that has a helical function.
(NZ) A screw with a head, usually hexagonal, like a bolt but without a shank to allow it to screw into material rather than take a nut; a tap bolt.
(UK, obsolete) A bold robber, or night thief.