clevis

[ klev-is ]

/ ˈklɛv ɪs /

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noun

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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Origin of clevis

First recorded in 1585–95; akin to cleave²

Words nearby clevis

Cleveland Heights, clever, clever-clever, clever Dick, Cleves, clevis, clew, clew line, clew up, clianthus, Cliburn

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How to use clevis in a sentence

Some plows have a double clevis so that the draft ring may be raised or lowered, or moved to right or left.
The First Book of Farming|Charles L. Goodrich
On some plows there are only notches in the clevis for holding the ring, they answer the same purpose as holes.
The First Book of Farming|Charles L. Goodrich
A one and one-eighth inch wire cable is thrown around the logs and made fast by means of a clevis.
Motor Truck Logging Methods|Frederick Malcolm Knapp
He had been without rest for many nights, and sleep soon bound him in its own clevis and manacles.
The Entailed Hat|George Alfred Townsend

This chain is five feet long and with clevis can be fastened around any log which the trapper will want to use.
Steel Traps|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding

British Dictionary definitions for clevis

clevis

/ (ˈklɛvɪs) /

noun

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

Word Origin for clevis

C16: related to cleave 1

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