screwplate

or screw plate

[ skroo-pleyt ]

/ ˈskruˌpleɪt /

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noun

a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.

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Origin of screwplate

First recorded in 1650–60; screw + plate¹

Words nearby screwplate

screw nut, screw-off, screw-on, screw pile, screw pine, screwplate, screw press, screw propeller, screw someone out of, screw tap, screw thread

British Dictionary definitions for screwplate

screw plate

noun

a steel plate with threaded holes used for making male screws

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