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cotter pin

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cotter pin/ˈkɒtəpɪn/

▶noun a metal pin used to fasten two parts of a mechanism together.

■ a split pin that is opened out after being passed through a hole.

– origin C17: of unknown origin.

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