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Wing nut   /wɪŋ nət/   Listen
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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"Wing nut" Quotes from Famous Books



... side is parallel with the edge of the board. A block is placed between the uprights, I, to limit the downward movement of the arm, and the arm is clamped by a bolt which passes through it and through the two uprights and is provided with a wing nut. ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 • Various


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