Associations to the word «Locknut»

Wiktionary

LOCKNUT, noun. A second nut, screwed down onto another in order to prevent it slipping

Dictionary definition

LOCKNUT, noun. Supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats