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Bulti :: Bulti (n.) Same as Bolty.

Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge, as conies, rabbits, etc..

Footrope :: Footrope (n.) That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed.

Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter..

Transom :: Transom (n.) One of the principal transverse timbers of the stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the stern structure; -- called also transsummer..

Hackbolt :: Hackbolt (n.) The greater shearwater or hagdon. See Hagdon.

Setbolt :: Setbolt (n.) A bolt used for forcing another bolt out of its hole.

Iron-sick :: Iron-sick (a.) Having the ironwork loose or corroded; -- said of a ship when her bolts and nails are so eaten with rust that she has become leaky.

Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or hold something in place, often having a head at one end and screw thread cut upon the other end..

Searce :: Searce (v. t.) To sift; to bolt.

Stem-winder :: Stemson (n.) A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow..

Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end (two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank, timber, or plate to the beam, mast, or timbers, lengthwise on one or both sides. See Fish joint, under Fish, n..

Headrope :: Headrope (n.) That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail.

Boltsprit :: Boltsprit (n.) See Bowsprit.

Wale :: Wale (n.) A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.

Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) Something resembling lightning in suddenness and effectiveness.

Bit :: Bit (v.) The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

Birdbolt :: Birdbolt (n.) A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.

Pawl :: Pawl (n.) A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel..

Bolting :: Bolting (n.) A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court..

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