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Clevis
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of the tongue of a plow, wagen, etc., to attach it to a draft chain, whiffletree, etc.; - called also clavel, clevy.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Clevis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/clevis.html. 1828.