Definition of bolt

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Bolt (n.) A bundle, as of oziers..

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Bolt :: Bolt (n.) An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means..
Bolting :: Bolting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bol.
Headrope :: Headrope (n.) That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail.
Fence :: Fence (n.) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking..
Bolt :: Bolt (adv.) In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To tear off the thread from (a bolt or nut); as, the bolt is stripped..
Middlings :: Middlings (n. pl.) A combination of the coarser parts of ground wheat the finest bran, separated from the fine flour and coarse bran in bolting; -- formerly regarded as valuable only for feed; but now, after separation of the bran, used for making the best quality of flour. Middlings contain a large proportion of gluten..
Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards..
Fasten :: Fasten (a.) To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window..
Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts, screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different sizes..
Canted :: Canted (a.) Having angles; as, a six canted bolt head; a canted window..
Channel :: Channel (n.) Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law..
Boltsprit :: Boltsprit (n.) See Bowsprit.
Thunderstone :: Thunderstone (n.) A thunderbolt, -- formerly believed to be a stone..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. i.) To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
Countersink :: Countersink (v. t.) To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part; as, to countersink a hole for a screw..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. i.) A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt..
Kingbolt :: Kingbolt (n.) A vertical iron bolt, by which the forward axle and wheels of a vehicle or the trucks of a railroad car are connected with the other parts..
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