Meaning of Birmingham screwdriver | Babel Free

Definitions

A hammer.

UK, slang

Examples

“I'll be watching the fucker like a hawk with a Birmingham screwdriver to the ready should I spot anything untoward.”

“Tinkering – the Midlands, especially, had a tradition, killed off by the introduction of the MoT test, of men who built cars called 'specials', bodged with a Birmingham screwdriver from components of other cars.”

““I feel like I've been walloped with a Birmingham screwdriver!””

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