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stove bolt

American  

noun

  1. a small bolt, similar to a machine screw but with a coarser thread.

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It had a full chrome grille, whitewalls, mud flaps, a push-button radio, the new stove bolt six engine, and a black convertible top that worked like a dream.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

The piston is made of a stove bolt, E, Fig.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

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