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Bolting :: Bolting (n.) A darting away; a starting off or aside.

Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes..

Bolt :: Bolt (n.) An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.

Mugwump :: Mugwump (n.) A bolter from the Republican party in the national election of 1884; an Independent.

Sterna :: Sternson (n.) The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; -- called also stern knee..

Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key..

Langrel :: Langrel (n.) A kind of shot formerly used at sea for tearing sails and rigging. It consisted of bolts, nails, and other pieces of iron fastened together or inclosed in a canister..

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

Bee :: Bee (n.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks..

Matrass :: Matrass (n.) A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.

Countersunk :: Countersunk (p. p. & a.) Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt..

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..

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

Garble :: Garble (v. t.) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices..

Bolting :: Bolting (n.) A sifting, as of flour or meal..

Bolt :: Bolt (n.) Lightning; a thunderbolt.

Unbolt :: Unbolt (v. i.) To explain or unfold a matter; to make a revelation.

Fastening :: Fastening (n.) Anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, buckle, etc..

Flour :: Flour (n.) The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain; especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting; hence, the fine and soft powder of any substance; as, flour of emery; flour of mustard..

Meal :: Meal (n.) Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse..

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