Wingnut (hardware)

A wingnut, wing nut or butterfly nut is a type of nut with two large metal "wings", one on each side, so it can be easily tightened and loosened by hand without tools.

For other uses, see Wingnut.

A similar fastener with a male thread is known as a wing screw or a wing bolt.

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