Finnegan pin

Finnegan pin
 n.— «To put the fan together, first you must hacksaw through the bolts of an overhead grate, crawl through the 18-inch rat-infested duct, attach the back fan guard to the steel Finnegan pin, descend a six- story greased drainpipe, outrun six Rottweilers.» —“Nuts Over Assembly Instructions At My House” by Denis Hamill N.Y. Daily News June 29, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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