lag screw
noun
a heavy wood screw having a square or hexagonal head driven by a wrench.
Origin of lag screw
1First recorded in 1870–75
- Also called coach screw, lag bolt.
Words Nearby lag screw
Other definitions for lag-screw (2 of 2)
lag-screw
[ lag-skroo ]
verb (used with object)
to fasten with a lag screw.
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How to use lag screw in a sentence
All of the rails should be tenoned into the posts thoroughly, even if the lag screw fastenings are used.
Mission Furniture | H. H. Windsor
British Dictionary definitions for lag screw
lag screw
noun
a woodscrew with a square head
Origin of lag screw
1from lag ³; the screw was originally used to fasten barrel staves
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