rawlplug
a plastic tube for holding screws in a wall
TRANSLATION
rawlplug = der Dübel --- GOOGLE INDEX rawlplug: approximately 600,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Experience does go a long way to help you decide what size/type of screw and RAWLPLUG you need.
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Below is a quick demonstration of removing a RAWLPLUG with a claw hammer and screw.
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Below is a quick demonstration of removing a RAWLPLUG with a claw hammer and screw.
(www.improving yourproperty.co.uk)
Did you
know?
rawlplug (British English), dowel, screw anchor (US English)
noun
- a thin plastic or fibre sheath that is inserted into a hole in masonry in order to hold a screw
(Oxford Dictionary)
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The rawlplug is an example of a product named after the inventor that eventually becomes so common that it becomes the generic name for the product. In the case of the rawlplug, it was invented by British engineer John Joseph Rawlings in the early 20th century. He trademarked the name in 1912 and changed the name of the company - Rawling Brothers - to Rawlplug Ltd.
Other inventors whose name became the generic description for a product include:
- Rudolf Diesel = the diesel engine
- Christian Doppler = the Doppler radar
- George Washington Gale Ferris = the Ferris wheel
- Richard Jordan Gatling = the Gatling gun
- Hans Geiger = the Geiger counter
- Robert Moog = the Moog synthesizer
- Julias Richard Petri = the Petri dish
- Earl Silas Tupper = Tupperware food containers
- Ferdinand Zeppelin = the Zeppelin
It's interesting to note that diesel is the only word written in lower case, an exception for which there is no explanation.
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SYNONYMS
wall plug, dowel, screw anchor
(These synonyms should be used in the US where the term rawlplug is not common)
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Would you hand me that box of rawlplugs?"
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Thanks to Barbara for suggesting today's word!
noun
- a thin plastic or fibre sheath that is inserted into a hole in masonry in order to hold a screw
(Oxford Dictionary)
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The rawlplug is an example of a product named after the inventor that eventually becomes so common that it becomes the generic name for the product. In the case of the rawlplug, it was invented by British engineer John Joseph Rawlings in the early 20th century. He trademarked the name in 1912 and changed the name of the company - Rawling Brothers - to Rawlplug Ltd.
Other inventors whose name became the generic description for a product include:
- Rudolf Diesel = the diesel engine
- Christian Doppler = the Doppler radar
- George Washington Gale Ferris = the Ferris wheel
- Richard Jordan Gatling = the Gatling gun
- Hans Geiger = the Geiger counter
- Robert Moog = the Moog synthesizer
- Julias Richard Petri = the Petri dish
- Earl Silas Tupper = Tupperware food containers
- Ferdinand Zeppelin = the Zeppelin
It's interesting to note that diesel is the only word written in lower case, an exception for which there is no explanation.
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SYNONYMS
wall plug, dowel, screw anchor
(These synonyms should be used in the US where the term rawlplug is not common)
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Would you hand me that box of rawlplugs?"
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Thanks to Barbara for suggesting today's word!
