tap bolt
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tap bolt
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Furthermore a tap bolt may have a hexagon head, which is usually left unfinished unless ordered to be finished, as is also the case with set screws.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
It is obvious therefore, that if a tap bolt be left black the hole it passes through must be sufficiently large to make full allowance for the want of truth in the bolt.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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