tirfon
Turkish
Etymology
From French tire-fond. Nişanyan dates the word to 1934; the quotation below shows it was in use by the start of 1931.
Noun
tirfon (definite accusative tirfonu, plural tirfonlar)
- screw, wood screw
- 1931 January 1, “Tütün inhisarı umumî Müdürlüğünden [From the office of the general director of the tobacco monopoly]”, in Son Posta, page 8:
- 1 - Müstamel elektrik bataryası ve teferruatı:
175 kilo Tirfon
70 " Perçin çivi […]- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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References
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “tirfon”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4834
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tirfon”, in Nişanyan Sözlük