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Eons ago, I was exploring ways to run some outdoor overhead wire between my house and the shed.

One method I considered involved using those little self-wedging widgets that squeeze down tighter as the thing being suspended is pulled harder. (These widgets were once commonly used with overhead POTS telephone lines.)

So I asked around and the broad consensus in my area was that one of these widgets is called a "horse cock."

And while everyone who knew what I was talking could say it with a very straight face, I did not even bother with trying to Google "horse cock" before deciding to go in a different direction with that project.

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Is that the same as a kellums grip or hubbell device?

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A Kellems grip is a Chinese finger trap-like thing made with steel wire. Those are useful, but are very different from a horse cock.

A horse cock can also be known as an overhead service entrance wedge clamp, which is a surprising mouthful of nomenclature given the parlancial context.

(I don't know what a Hubbell device is -- searching for that just brings up a million wiring devices (outlets, switches, and such) made by Hubbell.

But maybe that's the point?)