[klev-is] 
| a U-shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted. |
clev·is (klěv'ĭs)  (click for larger image in new window) n. A U-shaped metal piece with holes in each end through which a pin or bolt is run, used as a fastening device. [From clevi, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse klofi, cleft; see gleubh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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