When I worked in Colonial Williamsburg I learned that in the 18th century, a screwdriver was a hammer. What we now call a screwdriver was then called a screw TURNER. Early screws were so course-grained that they were often driven in with hammers. Alternatively, you could turn them in with screw turners.

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On Jun 6, 2019, at 11:53 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:

Klingon word: Hut'In vIl
Part of speech: noun
Definition: screw
Source: email to Qov, 13 august 2012
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(Qov < Okrand, 8/13/2012):  The word for screw is {Hut'In vIl}, which is, of course, a ridgy {Hut'In}. Turns out {Hut'In} is the word for nail. Maltz also volunteered that the word for spike is {wIl}.

SEE:
Hut'In   nail (n)
vIl   be ridgy (v)

SEE ALSO:
mI'rab spiral (n)
Hut'In nail (n)
pu' spike (on boot) (n)
DuQwI' spike (n)

ver be spiral (v)
voD drill, bore (v)
mup   impact,  strike (v)

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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons


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