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nounA headless set screw.
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From a fancied resemblance to a grub (insect larva), both in appearance and in the way that it can go down a hole as if down into a burrow.
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grub screw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grub%20screw
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“grub screw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grub%20screw. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grub screw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grub%20screw.
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