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OXFORD DICTIONARY

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Clevis

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

clev=is

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Clevis has 1 sense

clevis(n = noun.artifact) - a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.;

CIDE DICTIONARY

Clevis, n. [Cf. Cleave to adhere, Clavel.].

A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of the tongue of a plow, wagen, etc., to attach it to a draft chain, whiffletree, etc.; -- called also clavel, clevy. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Clevis, n.
1 a U-shaped piece of metal at the end of a beam for attaching tackle etc.
2 a connection in which a bolt holds one part that fits between the forked ends of another.

Etymology

16th c.: rel. to CLEAVE(1)