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
The ring is attached to a light cable which jerks out two cotter pins freeing the flaps of the canvas 'chute-pack.
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Theirs is a world in which every boy matures to master small motors, to understand the importance of the cotter pin.
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At Tsurumi, outside Yokohama, another cotter pin evidently sheared off the wheel housing of a southbound freight car.
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With the cotter pin pliers the ends may be brought close together and as the plier jaws are small the pin may be easily pushed in place.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?
