boult

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A form of bolt — A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.

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Meanings

verbboult (third-person singular simple present boults, present participle boulting, simple past and past participle boulted)

present singular third person boults · participle present boulting · participle past boulted · past boulted

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bolt (“to sift”).
nounboult (plural boults)

plural boults

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of bolt.

    A boult for a Cross-bow.

    1673, M. Randle Cotgrave, A French and English Dictionary
    1 more example

    Mr. Cole, Basket-maker […] has lost near 300 boults of rods.

    1774, 24 March, Stamford Mercury newspaper https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000254/17740324/001/0001

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APA

boult. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boult

MLA

“boult.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boult. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boult,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boult.

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