stove bolt


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Stove bolt

A small bolt with a square nut and a screwdriver-slotted head. While the bolts were intended to hold the sheet metal parts of stove together, they were widely used for general repair work.
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Noun1.Stove bolt - a small machine boltstove bolt - a small machine bolt      
bolt - a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
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