cotter
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Serial writers ran out of hazards years ago, have been working switches on them ever since; the loose cotter pin on the stagecoach, for example, has been used an estimated 7,000 times.
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
As far as anyone could determine, both tragedies resulted from faulty cotter pins, only an inch or two long.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 small end of the cotter projects through the crank, and is screwed and held in place by a nut.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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