screw nut
noun
a nut threaded to receive a screw.
Origin of screw nut
First recorded in 1805–15
Words nearby screw nut
screw fly,
screw hook,
screw jack,
screw loose,
screw nail,
screw nut,
screw pile,
screw pine,
screw plate,
screw press,
screw propeller
Example sentences from the Web for screw nut
The screw-nut is as perfect as one could wish, saving, only, in the meagre allowance of hair provided for.
The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use |Henry Saint-GeorgeThis handle may be attached at any convenient distance from the centre, by means of the slot and screw-nut J.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew UreThis is on a par with the early bows with screw-nut and cambre described in the first section of this work.
The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use |Henry Saint-George