"well nut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: well nuts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} well nut (plural well nuts)
  1. A type of nut with bulging rubber that grips the hole when the screw is screwed in. Its principle of operation is much like that of an anchor bolt. Hypernyms: nut, fastener, hardware Related terms: jack nut
    Sense id: en-well_nut-en-noun-kK-5t5mt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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