toggle bolt
A fastening device consisting of a bolt and a pair of hinged, usually sprung, wings…A fastening device consisting of a bolt and a pair of hinged, usually sprung, wings threaded at the hinge to receive the bolt, used by inserting the bolt with wings folded into a small hole in a sheet material to the point where the wings unfold and the bolt can be tightened.
Meaning
1 sensesA fastening device consisting of a bolt and a pair of hinged, usually sprung, wings threaded at the hinge to receive the bolt, used by inserting the bolt with wings folded into a small hole in a sheet material to the point where the wings unfold and the bolt can be tightened.
a fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow walls
Origin
From the resemblance of the hinged wings to a toggle.From the resemblance of the hinged wings to a toggle.
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Forms
plural: toggle bolts| Singular | toggle bolt |
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