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   wing nut

   /ˈwɪŋ nʌt/

   noun

   • 1. a nut with a pair of projections for the fingers to turn it on a screw.
   • 2. a mad or crazy person: informal, derogatory US "some wingnut down in Finance"
   • ▪ a person with extreme, typically right-wing, views: "McCarthyite wingnuts"
   • 3. an Asian tree of the walnut family, with a deeply fissured trunk, compound leaves, and characteristic broad-winged nutlets.

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   Why is it called a wingnut?

   • The “wings” make turning the nut by hand easier when it’s being attached to a bolt. It’s also called a butterfly nut (because of the “wings”) or a thumbnut (because it can be easily turned with the thumb and forefinger). Both senses of the word can also be spelled wingnut and wing-nut.

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   What are wing nuts?

   • ASME B18.17 or DIN 315 provides the specifications relating to wing nuts (Fig. 1). The metal wings characterize this special type of not. They got their name from the presence of the tabs or wings. Usually, they are hexagonal in shape. Wingnuts have internal threads to engage with a bolt. The working of wingnuts is similar to other nuts.

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   How do Wingnuts work?

   • The working of wingnuts is similar to other nuts. The basic function of holding two or more objects together is achieved when assembling the nut and bolt together. The main advantage of wing nuts lies in their easy installation and removal procedure. The presence of wings in wingnuts, help operators to grip and tighten easily.

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   How do wing nuts work?

   • Wingnuts are also popularly known as butterfly nuts. Wing-nuts consists of a metal piece with a threaded hole. To hold two or more objects together, they are used with a wing bolt or wing screw. To assemble, the wing bolt is inserted through the objects, after which a wingnut is inserted on the end of the bolt and tightened by turning it.

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   Wing-nut is a type of nut having two large metal wings to tighten or loosen using the hands. Wingnuts are also popularly known as butterfly nuts. Wing-nuts consists of a metal piece with a threaded hole. To hold two or more objects together, they are used with a wing bolt or wing screw.

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   The meaning of WING NUT is a nut with wings that provide a grip for the thumb and finger. How to use wing nut in a sentence.

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   WING NUT definition: 1. a small, metal fastening device that has two flat pieces on it that you can hold with your…. Learn more.

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   wing nut meaning: 1. a small, metal fastening device that has two flat pieces on it that you can hold with your…. Learn more.

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   Wing nut is an insulting slang term for a person who’s considered eccentric or who has extreme political views. In a completely different context, wing nut is also a term for a nut (a piece of usually metal hardware that attaches to a bolt) with two tabs on its sides that kind of look like wings.

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   Definition of wing nut noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   A wing nut is a threaded nut that you tighten by hand by means of two flat parts projecting from the central body. Wing nuts are used on all of our products because they are assembled by customers who may not have access to tools.