plumber's snake

English

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

Noun

plumber 's snake (plural plumber's snakes)

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.

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