clevis

American  

[klev-is] / ˈklɛv ɪs /

noun

1. a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.

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clevis British  

/ ˈklɛvɪs /

noun

1. the U-shaped component of a shackle for attaching a drawbar to a plough or similar implement

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Etymology

Origin of clevis

First recorded in 1585–95; akin to cleave ²

Example Sentences

“It’s not what you look like, it’s what your clevis hangers look like,” Awan said, referring to the brackets used to support pipes.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2017

Add six 4mm chartreuse or orange plastic beads and a clevis with a No. 2 silver spinner blade.

From Time Magazine Archive

Step 3 Thread the blade onto the clevis, and slide the clevis onto the shaft.

From Time Magazine Archive

The play's not in the pedal itself, it's in the clevis.

From Time Magazine Archive

The wheel horses, released by the coupling-pin falling from the main 461 clevis, kicked themselves loose from the other team and tore madly across the uncut grain.

From The Wind Before the Dawn by Munger, Dell H.