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clevis
[ klev-is ]
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.
clevis
/ ˈklɛvɪs /
noun
- the U-shaped component of a shackle for attaching a drawbar to a plough or similar implement
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clevis1
C16: related to cleave 1
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Example Sentences
Some plows have a double clevis so that the draft ring may be raised or lowered, or moved to right or left.
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On some plows there are only notches in the clevis for holding the ring, they answer the same purpose as holes.
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A one and one-eighth inch wire cable is thrown around the logs and made fast by means of a clevis.
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He had been without rest for many nights, and sleep soon bound him in its own clevis and manacles.
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This chain is five feet long and with clevis can be fastened around any log which the trapper will want to use.
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