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rivet 2, noun(dictionary)
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rivet noun1. ME.
[Old French, from river clinch, of unkn. origin: see -ET1.]
A burr or clinch on a nail or bolt. Long rare. ME.
A short nail or bolt for fastening together metal plates etc., the headless end of which is beaten out or pressed down after insertion. LME.
Almain rivets: see ALMAIN adjective. explosive rivet: see EXPLOSIVE adjective 2. pop-rivet: see POP verb.
In pl. Money, coins. slang. M19.
Comb.: rivet gun a hand-held tool for inserting rivets.