1) Bangs 1) Beds, less politely 2) Bits of hardware 3) Calaboose guards 4) Common automotive fasteners 5) Dorset slang for rheumatism 6) Grooved nails 7) Guards in a slammer 8) Hardware buys 9) Hardware store boxful 10) Hinge fasteners 11) Hockey skates parts 12) Hoosegow guards 13) Little bits of hardware 14) Physical coercion 
Rheumatism
Metal screws with tapering, threaded bodies and slotted heads were first used during the early decades of the 18thC. Early threading was hand-filed; lathe-turned screws date from the second half of the 18thC, and sharp-pointed, machine-made screws from the mid-19thC.
Screws is Dorset slang for rheumatism.
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