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かすがい
1. [n] [uk]
▶ large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together
▶ clamp
▶ cramp (metal)
2. [n] [uk]
▶ tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
3. [n] [uk]
▶ latch
▶ lock



History:
4. A 2023-03-30 04:56:49  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2023-03-30 03:38:01  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr/s, koj, sankoku, obunsha, and iwakoku have a third sense (戸締まりに使う金具。掛け金。)
  Diff:
@@ -18,0 +19 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
@@ -19,0 +21,6 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
+<gloss>latch</gloss>
+<gloss>lock</gloss>
2. A 2017-05-12 07:45:03  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2017-05-11 12:11:31  Richard Warmington <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
"clamp" and "cramp" make me think of a G-clamp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-clamp
That doesn't appear to be what a kasugai is.
1) https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/
.
2) 鎹(かすがい)とは、金属製で「コ」の字の形状をしており、尖った先端部が
2つある釘をいう。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/鎹
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<gloss>large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together</gloss>

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