Butterfly nut (original) (raw)
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
Synonyms:
butterfly nut; thumbnut; wing-nut; wing nut; wing screw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("butterfly nut" is a kind of...):
nut (a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt)