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toggle bolt

–noun
an anchor bolt having two hinged wings, ordinarily held open by a spring, for engaging the rough sides of a hole drilled in masonry or the inner surface of a hollow wall.

Origin:
1785–95
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n.  A fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a spring-loaded toggle, used to secure objects to thin or hollow walls.
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