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Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch..

Umbo :: Umbo (n.) One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.

Hinge :: Hinge (n.) The hook with its eye, or the joint, on which a door, gate, lid, etc., turns or swings; a flexible piece, as a strip of leather, which serves as a joint to turn on..

Hinge :: Hinge (v. t.) To bend.

Sag :: Sag (v. i.) To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges..

Hinged :: Hinged (a.) Furnished with hinges.

Summitless :: Summit (n.) The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated..

Grapple :: Grapple (v. t.) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab..

Knuckle :: Knuckle (n.) The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.

Whinger :: Whinger (n.) A kind of hanger or sword used as a knife at meals and as a weapon.

Heelpost :: Heelpost (n.) The post to which a gate or door is hinged.

Porthook :: Porthook (n.) One of the iron hooks to which the port hinges are attached.

Beak :: Beak (n.) The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve..

Turnkey :: Turnkey (n.) An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist..

Gudgeon :: Gudgeon (n.) The pin of iron fastened in the end of a wooden shaft or axle, on which it turns; formerly, any journal, or pivot, or bearing, as the pintle and eye of a hinge, but esp. the end journal of a horizontal..

Hinge :: Hinge (v. i.) To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; -- usually with on or upon; as, the argument hinges on this point..

Unhinge :: Unhinge (v. t.) To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door..

Blind :: Blind (n.) Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a blinder for a horse.

Harre :: Harre (n.) A hinge.

Butt Hinge :: Butt hinge () See 1st Butt, 10..

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