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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A metal ring, clasp, or other device inserted in a pig’s snout to keep it from rooting up the ground.
2. 2
   In upholstery of furniture or an automobile clasps of similar shape employed to hold the tension of a textile covering.

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