cotter

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As the U.S. cotter pin in the United Nations, Lodge was given Cabinet status and a large voice in U.S. policy�and grew in stature to measure up to both.

From Time Magazine Archive

Release the cotter pin from the spindle nut, then remove the nut and washer, and the entire hub should slip off the axle.

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

Another bad effect of the measure was the multiplication of cotter holdings by land-owners who would absolutely control the cotter’s vote.

From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin