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setbolt

noun

Etymology

From set + bolt.

  1. derived from *bʰūs-✻
  2. derived from *buzdô✻
  3. derived from bulter
  4. derived from bulten
  5. compounded as setbolt — “set + bolt”

Definitions

  1. An iron pin, or bolt, for fitting planks closely together in shipbuilding.

    • Eccentrics are fitted in two parts, and secured to the axle by a hoop and setbolts

  2. A bolt used for forcing another bolt out of its hole.

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