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Wing Nut

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Noun

1. wing nut, wing-nut

any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia

2. butterfly nut, thumbnut, wing nut, wing screw, wing-nut

a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wing Nut

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noun
a threaded nut tightened by hand by means of two flat lugs or wings projecting from the central body
. Also called: butterfly nut

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Wing Nut

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a nut with extensions like wings to provide a grip for turning with the fingers

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wing Nut

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n.
1. A nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning. Also called thumbnut.
2. Slang
a. A person with extreme or fanatical political views.
b. A crazy or eccentric person.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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