shackle joint

noun

A joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.

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Meanings

nounshackle joint (plural shackle joints)

plural shackle joints

  1. anatomyA joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.
  2. A joint held together by a shackle or clevis and a bolt.

    The screw 22, which actuates the rod 19 of the piston, passes through the screw 23, and is jointed to the end of the rod 19 by a shackle joint;

    1818, The Repertory of Arts, Manufactures, and Agriculture, page 266
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