Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A screw used to fasten pieces of wood together.
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Examples
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The works covered several acres of ground, and consisted of a group of huge buildings which were divided into different departments, and in these the railway company manufactured almost every article used on the line -- from a locomotive engine to a screw-nail.
The Iron Horse 1859
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