Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toggle bolt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
tog-gle bolt
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fastening device consisting of a bolt and a pair of hinged, usually sprung, wings threaded at the hinge to receive the bolt, used by inserting the bolt with wings folded into a small hole in a sheet material to the point where the wings unfold and the bolt can be tightened.

Etymology

From the resemblance of the hinged wings to a toggle.

Inflected Forms

toggle bolts (plural)

Questions

What does toggle bolt mean?
A fastening device consisting of a bolt and a pair of hinged, usually sprung, wings threaded at the hinge to receive the bolt, used by inserting the bolt with wings folded into a small hole in a sheet material to the point where the wings unfold and the bolt can be tightened.
Where does toggle bolt come from?
From the resemblance of the hinged wings to a toggle.

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