cotter
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The cause of the accident was narrowed down to a cotter pin, which one of the mechanics at Valbuena Field had forgotten to replace after greasing the landing wheels that morning.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the Mikawa mine on southern Kyushu island, a cotter pin apparently fell out of a coupling on a string of coal cars halted on a slight incline.
From Time Magazine Archive
But before you break out the wrench and cotter pins, it helps to go over some propeller basics to find a good starting point.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jaws adjust to open wide, making easy work of bending the legs of new cotter pins and loosening large nuts.
From Time Magazine Archive
“The yardling and the cotter worked in the same way; their manner of life was the same.”
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry
