clevis

[ klev-is ]

/ ˈklɛv ɪs /

noun

a U-shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.

Origin of clevis

First recorded in 1585–95; akin to cleave²

Words nearby clevis

Cleveland Heights, clever, clever-clever, clever Dick, Cleves, clevis, clew, clew line, clew up, clianthus, Cliburn

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Example sentences from the Web for clevis

A clevis, which is attached to the end of the beam and is used to regulate the depth of plowing.
The First Book of Farming|Charles L. Goodrich
This chain is five feet long and with clevis can be fastened around any log which the trapper will want to use.
Steel Traps|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
Then he started back toward the boat, after picking up a clevis which it seems the driver-boy had dropped.
Vandemark's Folly|Herbert Quick
On some plows there are only notches in the clevis for holding the ring, they answer the same purpose as holes.
The First Book of Farming|Charles L. Goodrich

He had been without rest for many nights, and sleep soon bound him in its own clevis and manacles.
The Entailed Hat|George Alfred Townsend

British Dictionary definitions for clevis

clevis

/ (ˈklɛvɪs) /

noun

the U-shaped component of a shackle for attaching a drawbar to a plough or similar implement

Word Origin for clevis

C16: related to cleave 1

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单词	clevis
释义	clevis [ klev-is ] / ˈklɛv ɪs / noun a U-shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted. Origin of clevis First recorded in 1585–95; akin to cleave² Words nearby clevis Cleveland Heights, clever, clever-clever, clever Dick, Cleves, clevis, clew, clew line, clew up, clianthus, Cliburn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clevis A clevis, which is attached to the end of the beam and is used to regulate the depth of plowing. The First Book of Farming\|Charles L. Goodrich This chain is five feet long and with clevis can be fastened around any log which the trapper will want to use. Steel Traps\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding Then he started back toward the boat, after picking up a clevis which it seems the driver-boy had dropped. Vandemark's Folly\|Herbert Quick On some plows there are only notches in the clevis for holding the ring, they answer the same purpose as holes. The First Book of Farming\|Charles L. Goodrich He had been without rest for many nights, and sleep soon bound him in its own clevis and manacles. The Entailed Hat\|George Alfred Townsend British Dictionary definitions for clevis clevis / (ˈklɛvɪs) / noun the U-shaped component of a shackle for attaching a drawbar to a plough or similar implement Word Origin for clevis C16: related to cleave 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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