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locknut
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun locknut has 1 sense
- locknut(n = noun.artifact) safety nut - supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening; Array is a kind of nut
CIDE DICTIONARY
locknut, n.
a supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening; a check nut. [WordNet 1.5]
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