TURN-BUCKLE

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc.

2.
n.

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


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