To keep a nut from unscrewing by jarring, etc., screw it down until it jams, as it is called, firmly against the surface it rests on.
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To keep a nut from unscrewing by jarring, etc., screw it down until it jams, as it is called, firmly against the surface it rests on.
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Yanni started by unscrewing the light switch.
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But this was a sadly lingering process, since there must be as many screwings and unscrewings as there are copies to be printed.
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