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单词 wing nut
释义

wing nut

or wingnut


noun

a nut having two flat, widely projecting pieces such that it can be readily tightened with the thumb and forefinger.
Also called butterfly nut, thumbnut.

Origin of wing nut

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby wing nut

wingless, winglet, winglike, wing loading, wingman, wing nut, wingover, wings, wing shooting, wing shot, wing skid
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for wing nut

  • “Close those shutters and screw down the wing-nut hard,” he said, hanging the lamp close beside the door.

    Lorimer of the Northwest|Harold Bindloss
  • The holding screws for the vane and tripod mounting are rather crudely hand cut with wing-nut ends.

    Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers|Silvio A. Bedini

British Dictionary definitions for wing nut

wing nut

noun

a threaded nut tightened by hand by means of two flat lugs or wings projecting from the central bodyAlso called: butterfly nut
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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