A short dictionary entry defining a cotton-tie fastener, an apparatus for drawing together the ends of cotton-bale ties so they can be buckled or riveted. It describes the Greenleaf fastener, a clamp whose two members each hold a tie and are drawn together by a crank, pinion and rack, and includes a line drawing (Fig. 796). It cross-references the Bale Tie entry, which illustrates 30 kinds.