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CLEVIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clevis mean?
• CLEVIS (noun)
The noun CLEVIS has 1 sense:
1. a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.
Familiarity information: CLEVIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("clevis" is a kind of...):
coupler; coupling (a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects)
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