"N_Cook" wrote in :
Do any old-world types know of an equivalent term for spudger?

I've heard the term a Jim Crow in the UK, for some specialised tool or
jig made up for some specific job, seems to have been a term borrowed
the new-world where it means solely a specialised tool in rail-track
laying process and nothing else , it would seem.

Amazon.uk certainly recognizes "spudger" as being the same sort of thing it
is in the USA. It's basically a small rod with a (typically) wedge shaped
end. The original use I saw was for folding over the leads of through hole
components (like resistors) before soldering on a PCB. I've seen them
described as "lead benders". The ones I use the most are disposable orange
wood sticks. They can be modified with a pocket knife into a variety of
special geometries.

Doug White