different between cotter vs clevis

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t?(r)

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

cotter (plural cotters)

1. (mechanical engineering) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
2. (informal) A cotter pin.

Usage notes

The terms cotter and cotter pin are sometimes used interchangeably, although they have different functions. For a more detailed explanation see Wikipedia articles on cotter pin, cotter (pin), and split pin.

Related terms

• cotter pin

Translations

Verb

cotter (third-person singular simple present cotters, present participle cottering, simple past and past participle cottered)

1. (transitive) To fasten with a cotter.

Etymology 2

From Middle English cotter, cotere, kottere, koter, cotier, equivalent to cot (“cottage”) +? -er, from Old English cot. Compare Old French coter, cotier.

Alternative forms

• cottar

Noun

cotter (plural cotters)

1. (historical) A peasant who performed labour in exchange for the right to live in a cottage.

Synonyms

• coscet
• cottager

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• clevy

Etymology

First attested in the 1590s. Origin unknown; probably derived from the verb cleave. If so, the word ultimately may stem from Scandinavian: compare Old Norse kljúfa (“to split”), Old Norse klofi (“a forked stick”).

Noun

clevis (plural clevises)

1. A U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about the bolt.

Derived terms

• clevis pin

Translations

Further reading

• clevis fastener on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• clives