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"Cleats" Quotes from Famous Books

... of the hinged trapdoor is made heavier than the inner half B by a cleat, C, and a strip, D, to cause the door to swing shut. The tripper stick E is set between cleats C and F to hold the door open. When the dog steps on the inner half of the trapdoor B, it falls to stop G, releasing tripper stick E (which is heavier on the top end H) to cause it to fall clear of the path of the trapdoor. The door then swings shut in the direction ...

— The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 - 700 Things For Boys To Do • Popular Mechanics

... "Do you see these cleats, ma'am? These are each a foot long. I nail one of these standing up straight at each edge of the sides and the back—six of them altogether. Then I lay three other ...

— Ethel Morton at Rose House • Mabell S. C. Smith

... table closed in as a cupboard underneath, may be made to serve. Long boards, about eighteen inches wide, placed across the tops of six or eight desks, provide good accommodation. These should be blocked up level and should be provided with cleats at each end, in order to prevent movement. When not in use they may stand flat against the wall and occupy very little space. Separate boards, resting on a desk at each end, may also be placed across the aisles. Each of these ...

— Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools • Ministry of Education Ontario

Words linked to "Cleats" : plural form, plural, shoe, cleat