Extractor
[ɪk'stræktə;ek-] or [ɪk'stræktɚ]
Definition
(noun.) an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components.
Checker: Marge--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who, or that which, extracts
(n.) A forceps or instrument for extracting substances.
(n.) A device for withdrawing a cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel.
Edited by Hattie
Examples
- The old method of straining honey has long since been replaced by the centrifugal honey extractor, which simply empties the cells of honey, not injuring the combs. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In Fig. 277 is shown Smith & Wesson’s latest pattern of Hammerless Safety Revolver, with automatic shell extractor and rebounding lock. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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