wing nut

wingnut

wing·nut

or wing nut W5187200 (wĭng′nŭt)n.1. A nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning. Also called thumbnut.2. Slang a. A person with extreme or fanatical political views.b. A crazy or eccentric person.

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[Senses 2a and 2b influenced by wing, faction.]

wing nut

n (Mechanical Engineering) a threaded nut tightened by hand by means of two flat lugs or wings projecting from the central body. Also called: butterfly nut

wing′ nut`

n. a nut having two flat, widely projecting pieces such that it can be readily tightened with the thumb and forefinger. [1895–1900]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wing nut - any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asiawing-nutgenus Pterocarya, Pterocarya - Asiatic nut trees: wing nutsCaucasian walnut, Pterocarya fraxinifolia - medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished from other walnut trees by its winged fruitnut tree - tree bearing edible nuts
	2.	wing nut - a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turningbutterfly nut, thumbnut, wing screw, wing-nutnut - a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt

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