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BUTTERFLY NUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does butterfly nut mean? 

BUTTERFLY NUT (noun)
  The noun BUTTERFLY NUT has 1 sense:

1. a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turningplay

  Familiarity information: BUTTERFLY NUT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BUTTERFLY NUT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

butterfly nut; thumbnut; wing-nut; wing nut; wing screw

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)


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