knuckle-thread love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A screwthread which has a largo round at the top and bottom.

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Examples

  • Yeah, another odd thing about the kazoo: the knuckle-thread above the reed there is exactly the same as a thread in a light-bulb socket.

    Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

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