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clevis (klev′is)

noun

a -shaped metal fitting with holes in the ends through which a pin or bolt is passed in order to attach one thing to another

Etymology: ult. akin to cleave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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