cotter pin

noun

: a half-round metal strip bent into a pin whose ends can be flared after insertion through a slot or hole

Examples of cotter pin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Take care to get the burner tubes back into proper position with cotter pins or screws. —

Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023 The burner tubes on most gas grills are removable, too; look for a single screw or cotter pin on one end of each tube. —

Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics, 23 Apr. 2021 Someone stole a Bluetooth speaker, a foot brake pedal cotter pin and cut electrical wiring from a parked motorcycle in the 100 block of South Marion Street between 9 a.m. May 27 and 1 p.m. May 29. —

Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com, 3 June 2019 Most gas grill burner tubes are removable as well (look for simple cotter pins on one end, although some models use screws). —

Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics, 14 May 2019

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