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Word: Cleat
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘wedge’): of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kloot ‘ball, sphere’ and German Kloss ‘clod, dumpling’, also to clot and clout
kliːt
a T-shaped piece of metal or wood on a boat or ship, to which ropes are attached.
Short Definition:projection for attaching rope
each of a number of projections on the sole of a shoe, designed to prevent the wearer losing their footing.
Short Definition:projection on sole of shoe
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