Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An eye-bolt with a strap attached to the nut, so that by screwing the bolt into the nut a chain or rope or rod fastened to the eye and to the strap may be tightened; also, a socket with female screws at each end, for connecting-rods or tension-members.
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[Footnote G: The engines and their crews are distinguished by these colours.] [Footnote H: The hose are made up in flat coils, with the male coupling-screw in the centre, and the female on the outside.
Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction James Braidwood
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