Turn-buckle

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:59:36

Turn"-buc`kle (?), n. Mech. (a)

A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc.

(b)

A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp.

 

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