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clutchback

clutchback noun: a clutch, a fastener which goes over the end of a pin.

Noun

clutchback (plural clutchbacks)

  1. A clutch, a fastener which goes over the end of a pin.
    • Madame Rébéls door was closed, but when they found the son's cold unrumpled bed, they found the clutchback of the pin among the clutter of cheap cufflinks, assorted male jewellery and female ear-rings, garters, safety pins,[…]2012 June 5, J. Robert Janes, Sandman, Open Road Media, →ISBN

Forms of clutchback

pluralclutchbacks

Questions about clutchback

What does clutchback mean?
Clutchback means a clutch, a fastener which goes over the end of a pin.
What part of speech is clutchback?
Clutchback is a noun.
What is the plural of clutchback?
The plural of clutchback is clutchbacks.

Words near clutchback in the dictionary

  1. clutch pencil
  2. clutch pencils
  3. clutch plate
  4. clutch plates
  5. clutchable
  6. clutchback
  7. clutchbacks
  8. clutched
  9. clutched one's pearls
  10. clutcher
  11. clutchers

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