clevis

[klev-is] Origin

clev·is

[klev-is]
noun
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.

Origin:
1585–95; akin to cleave2
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clevis (ˈklɛvɪs)
 
n
the U-shaped component of a shackle for attaching a drawbar to a plough or similar implement
 
[C16: related to cleave1]

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clevis
1590s, of unknown origin, perhaps from the root of cleave (-). Equally uncertain is whether it is originally a pl. or a sing.
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