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toggle bolt

noun

Definition of toggle bolt

: a bolt that has a nut with wings which close for passage through a small hole and spring open after passing through the hole to keep the bolt from slipping back through

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First Known Use of toggle bolt

circa 1794, in the meaning defined above

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