butterfly nut

English

Butterfly nuts: nuts with wing-like projections.

Etymology

butterfly +‎ nut

Noun

butterfly nut (plural butterfly nuts)

A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.

Synonyms

(hardware): wing nut
(hardware): thumbnut (some designs)

Translations

butterfly nut — see wing nut

Further reading

Wingnut (hardware) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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