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thumb⋅nut

  [thuhm-nuht]
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–noun
wing nut.
Origin:
1785–95; thumb + nut
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wing nut

 
–noun
a nut having two flat, widely projecting pieces such that it can be readily tightened with the thumb and forefinger.
Also, wingnut.
Also called butterfly nut, thumbnut.

Origin:
1895–1900
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thumb·nut   (thŭm'nŭt')   
n.  See wing nut.
wing nut  


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n.  A nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning. Also called thumbnut.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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