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Turn-Buckle
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, - used for tightening a rod, stay, etc.
(2):
(n.) A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Turn-Buckle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/turn-buckle.html. 1828.