noun a gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp.
2. turn-buckle ·noun a loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, used for tightening a rod, stay, ·etc.
noun a gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp.
2. turn-buckle ·noun a loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, used for tightening a rod, stay, ·etc.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012