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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
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British Dictionary definitions for screwplate

screw plate
noun
a steel plate with threaded holes used for making male screws
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