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screwplate

American

[skroo-pleyt] / ˈskruˌpleɪt /

Or screw plate

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of screwplate

First recorded in 1650–60; screw + plate ¹

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