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Answer for the clue "Bolt tightener ", 7 letters:
wingnut

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
"Wingnut" (sometimes "wing-nut") is an American political term used as a slur referring to a person who holds extreme, and often irrational, political views . According to Merriam-Webster , it is "a mentally deranged person" or "one who advocates extreme ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A nut having wing-like projections so that it can be turned easily by hand. 2 A deciduous tree of the genus (taxlink Pterocarya genus noshow=1) native to Asia. 3 (context slang derogatory English) Someone with crazy or extreme political views (especially ...

Usage examples of wingnut.

Cut it into five-inch chunks, use a vise to bend a hook into one end, hook it over the crossbar, run it through a hole in the center of the bowl and use a wingnut to hold the bowl down.

It was easy to hook the curved end of the bolt under the crossbar and twirl the wingnut down to tighten it.

I pretightened the wingnut on another assembly, checked my watch, swam to the next hole, and plugged it.

I knowed when I first seen him the son of a bitch had a loose wingnut, said Rawlins.

Hopefully it would harden up and prevent the wingnuts from being removed.

I took my time and estimated how far we could pretighten the wingnuts in the Zodiacs so that the divers wouldn't have to spend cumulative hours twisting them down.