What is a link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis called?
shackle — A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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