rivet
noun
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
unriveting
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a word derived from
rivet.
Example Sentences
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But such unriveting matter as “DecipherIT time ref 52781277-0988837” and some 200 wearying transcript headings — audio file number, date, time, audio quality — are read out at length.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023
He alluded to England as "the least democratic, but most liberal of nations," and praised Russia for having set Spain the example of unriveting the shackles of the slave.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by John Augustus O'Shea
