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Wing-nut
/wɪŋ-nət/
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Wing-nut
noun
1.
Any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia.
Synonym:
wing nut
.
2.
A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning.
Synonyms:
butterfly nut
,
thumbnut
,
wing nut
,
wing screw
.
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