List of equipment pairs
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This is a list of equipment, tools, instruments or machines that come in pairs or are used in pairs. For a complete listing of pairs see Lists of pairs. For a list sorted by name see List of pairs by name.
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[edit] Singles described as pairs
- Compasses for drawing arcs
- Glasses for correcting vision
- Goggles
- Jodhpurs
- Pliers
- Scissors
- Shears
- Sunglasses
- Trousers (Pants), Jeans
- Tweezers
[edit] Matched pairs
- Armrests
- Beam balance
- Bellows (plural word in form, usually used with a singular verb)
- Cabasas
- Castanets
- Caterpillar tracks
- Chaps
- Claves
- Clogs
- Crutches (or used singly)
- Cuff links
- Cymbals
- Dice (plural of "die")
- Drum sticks
- Earmuffs
- Earrings
- Elbow pads
- Fetters (shackles, leg irons)
- Forceps (singular and plural)
- Glasses
- Gloves
- Handcuffs
- Handlebars
- Headlights
- Headphones
- Insoles*Knee pads
- Manacles
- Maracas
- Mittens
- Nutcracker
- Oars
- Overshoes
- Parallel bars (gymnastics)
- Pedals
- Pontoons
- Rail tracks
- Reins
- Runners (for sleds and sleighs)
- Sandals
- Shoes
- Shoulder pads
- Side-view mirrors
- Skates
- Skis
- Slippers
- Snowshoes
- Socks
- Spurs
- Stilts
- Stirrups
- Stockings
- Swimfins (flippers)
- Taillights
- Thigh pads
- Tongs
- Walkie-talkies
- Windscreen wipers
- Wings
[edit] Unmatched pairs
- Atlas & Gazetteer (complementary)
- Ball and chain
- Battledore & Shuttlecock (complementary)
- Baseball bat and baseball/softball
- Bells and Whistles (metaphorical)
- Block & tackle (complementary)
- Bow & Arrow (complementary)
- Brace & bit (complementary)
- Broomstick and dustpan
- Button and Buttonhole (complementary)
- Clock and calendar
- Coat & tie (proverbial/idiomatic; complementary) (The two required articles constituting formal dress)
- Compact (powder puff and mirror)
- Compass and straightedge (technical; complementary) The two instruments whose use is permitted in formal geometrical constructions.
- Croquet mallet and ball
- Cue stick and cue ball in billiards
- Curtains and window blinds
- Dictionary and thesaurus
- Drum and bugle corps (complementary) Marching band musical complement.
- Endec (encoder and decoder)
- Fife & Drum (complementary) Traditional military instrumental pair
- Fork and Knife
- Golf club and golf ball in golf
- Gong and beater
- Guitar and guitar pick
- Hammer and Anvil (complementary)
- Hammer and Chisel
- Hammer and Nail
- His and Hers as in towels
- Hockey stick and hockey puck in ice hockey
- Hook and eye (complementary)
- Horse and carriage
- Hot and cold faucets
- Iron and Ironing board (complementary)
- Lock and Key (complementary)
- Modem (modulator and demodulator)
- Mop and bucket
- Mortar and pestle (complementary)
- Mortarboard and gown
- Needle and Thread
- Nuts and Bolts (complementary)
- Phylacteries (one for the head and one for the arm)
- Piston & Cylinder (complementary)
- Plug & Socket (complementary)
- Racket (racquet) and ball in racket sports
- Rack and pinion
- Ratchet (device) and pawl
- Rod & reel (complementary)
- Salt shaker and Pepper shaker
- Screwdriver and Screw
- Smoke and mirrors
- Snap fastener (stud side and socket side)
- Table and chair
- Teacup and Saucer
- Tool & Die (complementary)
- Uneven bars (gymnastics) (top bar and low bar)
- Velcro (hook and loop)
- Violin and bow
- Warp and weft (woof)
- Washer and dryer (drier)
- Wheel and axle
