toggle chain

noun

1

: a device consisting of a short chain with a ring and toggle hook at one end and a ring at the other for regulating the effective length of a binding chain for a load of logs

2

: a chain of any length with an end hook small enough to be inserted in a loose link that has been passed through a taut link

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