CLEVIS


Meaning of CLEVIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkle-vəs ]

noun

Etymology: earlier clevi, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kljufa to split — more at cleave

Date: 1592

: shackle 3

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