lag screw


noun
  1. a heavy wood screw having a square or hexagonal head driven by a wrench.

Origin of lag screw

1
First recorded in 1870–75

Words Nearby lag screw

Other definitions for lag-screw (2 of 2)

lag-screw
[ lag-skroo ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to fasten with a lag screw.

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How to use lag screw in a sentence

  • All of the rails should be tenoned into the posts thoroughly, even if the lag screw fastenings are used.

    Mission Furniture | H. H. Windsor

British Dictionary definitions for lag screw

lag screw

noun
  1. a woodscrew with a square head

Origin of lag screw

1
from lag ³; the screw was originally used to fasten barrel staves

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