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What is a very commonly used object that's name is unknown to most of the population?
- Sphygmomanometer = Blood Pressure Cuff
— AudibleNod
- The small pocket in a pair of pants is called a watch pocket.
— alltherobots
- You know those grey plastic theft detection things in the doorways of most stores? No idea what those are called.
— TwoLastNamesGuy
- Church Key or churchkey - the little dohickey you use to open a bottle on one side and make an opening in a can with the other.
— SuperdudeAbides
- Peen - side opposite of the hammers striking side
— Suburbanslim
- The little valve at the bottom of a motorcycle gas tank is called a petcock. So many people call it "the fuel shutoff."
— Skunk73
- That metal thing you measure your feet in is a Brannock Device.
— crystalistwo
- The weird 4 pronged trident looking thing I use to stab my food and eat with it.
— anooblol
- The cage-thing that secures the cork on a bottle of champagne is called "muselet".
— HabseligkeitDerLiebe
- A fastening (typically found on coats) where a loop fastens around a button is called a 'frog'.
— Clypsedra
- The dot over a lowercase j and i is called a tittle.
— SalemScout