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shackle joint

shackle joint noun: a joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.

Noun

shackle joint (plural shackle joints)

  1. A joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.
  2. A joint held together by a shackle or clevis and a bolt.
    • The screw 22, which actuates the rod 19 of the piston, passes through the screw 23, and is jointed to the end of the rod 19 by a shackle joint;1818, The Repertory of Arts, Manufactures, and Agriculture, page 266

Forms of shackle joint

pluralshackle joints

Questions about shackle joint

What does shackle joint mean?
Shackle joint means a joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.
What part of speech is shackle joint?
Shackle joint is a noun.
What is the plural of shackle joint?
The plural of shackle joint is shackle joints.

Words near shackle joint in the dictionary

  1. shackland
  2. shacklands
  3. shackle
  4. shackle bolt
  5. shackle bolts
  6. shackle joint
  7. shackle joints
  8. shackle-bone
  9. shackle-bones
  10. Shacklean
  11. shackled

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