podgerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

podge +‎ -er (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

名詞

podger (plural podgers)

1. A tool in the form of a short commonly-tapered metal rod, principally used to align holes in two items, so that a bolt, rod or other item can be inserted through them; sometimes incorporating a spanner at the larger end, to tighten nuts onto bolts.
   • 2006 April 18, Philip Beadle, “Mind maps: rubbish in theory, but handy in practice”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     There comes a time, when you are burning off bolts, when it is the only thing that will do. It's a useful tool, the podger, but, like the mind map, you shouldn't mistake it for a universal screwdriver.

   • 2017, Glenn Costin, Construction Skills:

     The podger is used for levering wedges and pins as required.

2. (slang) A hard blow.

Further reading

• “podger n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

アナグラム

• Prodge, groped