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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. cotter pins: Merriam-Webster
  2. cotter pins: Collins English Dictionary
  3. cotter pins: Vocabulary.com
  4. cotter pins: Wiktionary
  5. cotter pins: MyWord.info
  6. cotter pins: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. cotter pins: Encyclopedia

(Note: See cotter_pin as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (cotter pin)

noun:  (US) A split pin, the ends of which project through an object being fastened and are bent back to hold it in place.
noun:  (UK) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together; a cotter.
▸ Also see cotter_pin


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