xerclod
English edit
Etymology edit
Alteration of "piece X" read upside down. Used by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to the rec.models.rockets newsgroup FAQ.
Noun edit
xerclod (plural xerclods)
- (rare) A parallelogram-shaped connector in a model rocket assembly.
- 2000, Scott D. Orr, “Re: Questions about Boost Glider Boosts [Again--Someone answer, please!]”, in rec.models.rockets (Usenet):
- There could be some side-to-side movement, because the piece the glider fuselage was cut from is actually a bit narrower than the piece the pod pylon was cut from (and I think the xerclod is a bit narrower than the fuselage, though I've built that part up with tape).
- 2000, Rhhickok, “Re: Motor mount burn through”, in rec.models.rockets (Usenet):
- Each side of the BT-60 had 2 xerclods (short lengths of 1/8" dowels) to hang the gliders on.
- 2002, Bob Kaplow, “RMR FAQ part 8.2 Free Flight Boost Gliders [long]”, in rec.models.rockets (Usenet):
- Some sort of positive hook is needed, yet it must be designed to separate easily at ejection. Once[sic] common method is the "Piece X" or xerclod hook, where a rhombus hook is cut from the fuselage and attached to the pop pod.