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.
A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp.
© Webster 1913.
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