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setscrew

[set-skroo] /ˈsɛtˌskru/
noun
1.
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.
Origin of setscrew
1850-1855
First recorded in 1850-55; set + screw
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setscrew

/ˈsɛtˌskruː/
noun
1.
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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