Use of the word thumbscrew in a sentence example

thumbscrew

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The small fitting under the gasoline tank has a thumbscrew shutoff and a glass-sight feed tube, leading to the carburetor. [Please select]

"A couple of turns with the thumbscrew will suffice to get out of a boy of that age everything he knows." [Please select]

"You may have heard of the rack and the wheel and the thumbscrew at home." [Please select]

The front flange of this device or gage may be slotted and fastened to the table by a thumbscrew. [Please select]

When the back gage is set, tighten the thumbscrew with the hand. [Please select]

The only adjustment necessary is that of leveling, which is accomplished by turning the thumbscrew shown at A, Fig. [Please select]

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