Definition of Thumbnuts

1. thumbnut [n] - See also: thumbnut

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thumbnuts

thumbhole
thumbholes
thumbier
thumbies
thumbiest
thumbing
thumbkin
thumbkins
thumbless
thumblike
thumbnail
thumbnailed
thumbnailing
thumbnails
thumbnut
thumbnuts (current term)
thumboard
thumboards
thumbpad
thumbpads
thumbpot
thumbpots
thumbprint
thumbprinting
thumbprints
thumbs
thumbs-down
thumbs-up
thumbs down
thumbs up

Literary usage of Thumbnuts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Primary Battery Ignition: A Simple, Practical Pocket Guide on the by C. Wadsworth (1912)
"The thumbnuts g and h attached to the zinc plates are the negative terminals of the cell. Since the electrolytic action is more pronounced at the top than ..."

2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"16. blocks A and B that are clamped together upon a pulk-yP by the bolts and thumbnuts c, c. The same bolts clamp an arm L to the upper block, ..."

3. Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (1911)
"The teeth or markers are fastened with %-in. bolts having washers and thumbnuts. These are shown in Fig. 2. The opposite side of the strips with the bolt ..."

4. Gurley Manual of Surveying Instruments by Gurley, W. & L. E., Troy, N.Y. (1912)
"... adapted for 15 ratios 3.50 2806 Pantograph, hardwood, brass mountings, with arms 41 inches long and joints formed by bolts and thumbnuts. ..."

5. Primary Battery Ignition: A Simple, Practical Pocket Guide on the by C. Wadsworth (1912)
"The thumbnuts g and h attached to the zinc plates are the negative terminals of the cell. Since the electrolytic action is more pronounced at the top than ..."

6. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"16. blocks A and B that are clamped together upon a pulk-yP by the bolts and thumbnuts c, c. The same bolts clamp an arm L to the upper block, ..."

7. Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (1911)
"The teeth or markers are fastened with %-in. bolts having washers and thumbnuts. These are shown in Fig. 2. The opposite side of the strips with the bolt ..."

8. Gurley Manual of Surveying Instruments by Gurley, W. & L. E., Troy, N.Y. (1912)
"... adapted for 15 ratios 3.50 2806 Pantograph, hardwood, brass mountings, with arms 41 inches long and joints formed by bolts and thumbnuts. ..."

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