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Fahnestock clip

American

[fahn-stok, fawn-] / ˈfɑnˌstɒk, ˈfɔn- /

noun

Electricity.

a type of terminal using a spring that clamps readily onto a connecting wire.

Etymology

Origin of Fahnestock clip

After James D. Fahnestock, U.S. electrical engineer

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