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すがいNounUsually kanaFreq #78337
1

large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal)

2

tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)

3

latch; lock

子は子はかすがいこはかすがいExpressionFreq #153716
1

Proverb

children are a bond between husband and wife; children hold marriages together

Examples
最近、周りでも離婚が多いようだけど、子は鎹って事は、今は昔となったのかね。
Lately I see a lot of parents getting divorced. I wonder if the idea of kids being a bond between their parents is just a thing of the past.
豆腐に豆腐にかすがいとうふにかすがいNounExpressionFreq #244772
1

Idiomatic expression

having no effect; waste of effort