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toggle bolt


toggle bolt

noun

Definition of TOGGLE BOLT

: a bolt that has a nut with wings which close for passage through a small hole and spring open after passing through the hole to keep the bolt from slipping back through
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First Known Use of TOGGLE BOLT

circa 1794

Rhymes with TOGGLE BOLT

shoot one's bolt, thunderbolt

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