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editWhat is this thing called?
editWhat do you call a bead-like thing on a string that engages in another thing so that the string is held in tension? The ones I'm looking at are conical, have a hole that accepts the string but not a knot in the string, and can slot into a conical thing and hold my laundry drying rack up in the air. Hayttom (talk) 17:18, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
- I was thinking of toggle, but it seems to have a multitude of definitions. Alansplodge (talk) 19:12, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
- Bead cone? --Lambiam 20:48, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
- Apparently an acorn,[1] if that is the thing you are thinking of. Seems like a vestigial tassel. 2601:648:8202:96B0:0:0:0:7AC0 (talk) 14:17, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
- Hm, yes, that is the thing I was thinking of, thanks. Maybe somebody should update acorn... Hayttom (talk) 15:07, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
- A bit less utilitarian, but you can buy acorns which are acorn-shaped! Alansplodge (talk) 19:22, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
- Hm, yes, that is the thing I was thinking of, thanks. Maybe somebody should update acorn... Hayttom (talk) 15:07, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
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