clevis

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

A U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about the bolt.

Sinonimai

jaw

shackle

clevice

clivvy

Vertimai

chape

kram

kenet demiri

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Sutampa su senoji norsų: kljúfa

Sutampa su senoji norsų: klofi

In summary

First attested in the 1590s. Ultimately related to cleave. Exact origin unknown; probably derived from the verb cleave. If so, the word ultimately may stem from Scandinavian: compare Old Norse kljúfa (“to split”), Old Norse klofi (“a forked stick”).