'To bolt to the bran' definitions:

Definition of 'To bolt to the bran'

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  • Bolt \Bolt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bolted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bolting.] [OE. bolten, boulten, OF. buleter, F. bluter, fr. Ll. buletare, buratare, cf. F. bure coarse woolen stuff; fr. L. burrus red. See Borrel, and cf. Bultel.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means. [1913 Webster]
  • He now had bolted all the flour. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • Ill schooled in bolted language. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; -- with out. [1913 Webster]
  • Time and nature will bolt out the truth of things. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law. --Jacob. [1913 Webster]
  • To bolt to the bran, to examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • This bolts the matter fairly to the bran. --Harte. [1913 Webster]
  • The report of the committee was examined and sifted and bolted to the bran. --Burke. [1913 Webster]