setscrew

 [set-skroo]  

set·screw

   [set-skroo]
noun
a screw passing through a threaded hole in a part to tighten the contact of that part with another, as of a collar with the shaft on which it fits.
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Origin:
1850–55; set + screw
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setscrew (ˈsɛtˌskruː)
 
—n
a screw that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel, coupling, cam, etc, and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted

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