'Bolt and nut' definitions:

Definition of 'Bolt and nut'

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  • Bolt \Bolt\, n. [AS. bolt; akin to Icel. bolti, Dan. bolt, D. bout, OHG. bolz, G. bolz, bolzen; of uncertain origin.]
  • 1. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart. [1913 Webster]
  • Look that the crossbowmen lack not bolts. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • A fool's bolt is soon shot. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Lightning; a thunderbolt. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Away with him to prison! lay bolts enough upon him. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A bundle, as of oziers. [1913 Webster]
  • Bolt auger, an auger of large size; an auger to make holes for the bolts used by shipwrights.
  • Bolt and nut, a metallic pin with a head formed upon one end, and a movable piece (the nut) screwed upon a thread cut upon the other end. See B, C, and D, in illust. above. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: See Tap bolt, Screw bolt, and Stud bolt. [1913 Webster]

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