noun.
A U-shaped metal piece with holes in each end through which a pin or bolt is run, used as a fastening device.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
An iron bent in the form of a stirrup, horseshoe, or the letter U, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used to connect a draft-chain or whipple-tree to a cart or plow.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of the tongue of a plow, wagen, etc., to attach it to a draft chain, whiffletree, etc.; -- called also clavel, clevy.
noun.
A U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about the bolt.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.
Word Usage
"Insert the hook at the end of the wire rope into the clevis."