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noun
A nut with rounded extensions projecting past the nut's opening. A cotter pin is inserted through a hole in the bolt and bent around the castle nut's projections to lock the nut in place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
The projections resemble the turrets of a castle.
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