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Snipebill :: Snipebill (n.) A bolt by which the body of a cart is fastened to the axle.

Shroud :: Shroud (n.) A set of ropes serving as stays to support the masts. The lower shrouds are secured to the sides of vessels by heavy iron bolts and are passed around the head of the lower masts.

Gate :: Gate (n.) In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into..

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

Dread-bolted :: Dread-bolted (a.) Armed with dreaded bolts.

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

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

Unbolt :: Unbolt (v. t.) To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to unbar; to open.

Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from the clouds to the earth..

Nut :: Nut (n.) A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst Bolt..

Bolty :: Bolty (n.) An edible fish of the Nile (genus Chromis).

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.

Thunder :: Thunder (n.) The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt.

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

Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key..

Chesstree :: Chesstree (n.) A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail..

Stud :: Stud (n.) A stud bolt.

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

Spider :: Spider (n.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc..

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

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