(US) A split pin, the ends of which project through an object being fastened and are bent back to hold it in place.
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(UK) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together; a cotter.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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