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Shouldn't the plural of clevises be clevi? ;-)

or cleves to be consistent with thesis/theses; axis/axes; emphasis/emphases?
NO! whereas thesis, axis and emphasis are all Latin words, clevis only looks Latin. Clevis is derived from cleave, which comes from the Old English cleofan.

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