coach screw

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noun

lag screw.

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Origin of coach screw

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby coach screw

coach horse, coach house, coaching glass, coach line, coachman, coach screw, coachwhip, coachwood, coachwork, coact, coaction

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How to use coach screw in a sentence

With a .700 career winning percentage as a coach in college and the NFL, Harbaugh is a winner.
Is Any College Football Coach Worth $60 Million? Jim Harbaugh Is|Jesse Lawrence|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At Michigan, he would be a formidable recruiter, able to evoke the tradition of his former iconic coach, Bo Schembechler.
Is Any College Football Coach Worth $60 Million? Jim Harbaugh Is|Jesse Lawrence|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Michigan supposedly offered 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh a $42 million contract, which would him the highest-paid coach in the NCAA.
Is Any College Football Coach Worth $60 Million? Jim Harbaugh Is|Jesse Lawrence|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You want less concentration in banking—at least the type that will screw the little guy and imperil the economy?
How Naive is Elizabeth Warren?|Nick Gillespie|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Having just crossed the country in coach, I needed instant spiritual repair.
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When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The father of Mr. Stacy Marks predestined him for the coach-building business.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
On the state-coach went, down the steep, driving the mules madly before it.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
To quote Mrs. Kaye, 'A Liberal peer is as useful as a fifth wheel to a coach, and as ornamental as whitewash.'
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The powdered stone was removed from the hole by giving a screw form to the stem of the bit.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for coach screw

coach screw

noun

a large screw with a square head used in timber work in buildings, etc

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