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Re: [lojban] nuts



On Fri, 7 May 2004, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> {narge} means "nut" in the sense "hard-shelled fruit". What is the word for
> "nut" in the sense "piece of hardware that a bolt screws into"?

fetsi klupe (fetyklupe?) = female screw.  This male/female metaphor is
standard, at least in electrical engineering.

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