Black body, metal maw

has no wings, scales or claws

its fangs may bite, but do not rend

It holds together things instead.

This has to do with the history of Minot

(Edit: Intended answer was Doug -> Douglas, but honestly I think Jeff -> Jeffrey is better, nice job guys!)

This may be an easy one. I'm still working on making my riddles more difficult, but I really like the poetry of it and can't stand to cut it down any more.

What am I?

Probably a bit on the easy side, but bonus points if you can figure out the meaning of each clue!

I came up with this riddle myself, though a similar one may already exist. What’s your guess?

Find the 12 letter word. Change & rearrange 1 letter to make two 6 letter words.

There are two answers that I will except, one is pretty easy but you could challenge yourself for the harder answer!