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Definition of Nuts and bolts
1. Noun. Detailed practical information about how something works or how something can be accomplished.
Definition of Nuts and bolts
1. Noun. (idiomatic) The basic, inner workings of something; the fundamentals or basics; that which makes something operate, on a basic level. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nuts And Bolts
Literary usage of Nuts and bolts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"... whilst the inside nuts and bolts will act like canister on her deck, and the
concussion, especially if her ports are shut, will shock and demoralize her ..."
2. Appletons' Cyclopædia of Applied Mechanics: A Dictionary of Mechanical by Appleton, firm, publishers, New York (1880)
"nuts and bolts. Bolts are chiefly used to resist straining forces acting parallel
to the axis of the bolt, and normal to the audaces held together. ..."
3. Annual Report by Buffalo (N.Y.). Water Bureau (1875)
"530 Pounds nuts and bolts. 82 Pounds 5'8-in. nuts and bolts. ... 90 Pounds i-inch
nuts and bolts. 180 Pounds Worthington stud bolts and nuts. ..."
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