cotter
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The ring is attached to a light cable which jerks out two cotter pins freeing the flaps of the canvas 'chute-pack.
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
This cotter is prevented from slackening back by two set screws.
From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan
