"xerclod" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: xerclods [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of "piece X" read upside down. Used by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to the rec.models.rockets newsgroup FAQ. Head templates: {{en-noun}} xerclod (plural xerclods)
  1. (rare) A parallelogram-shaped connector in a model rocket assembly. Wikipedia link: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-xerclod-en-noun-QwpIioaY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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