Meanings
nouncaptive bolt pistol (plural captive bolt pistols)
plural captive bolt pistols
- a device that renders animals unconscious prior to slaughter by impelling a metal bolt into its head
Translations
Danish boltpistol
- boltpistolcaptive bolt pistol
Finnish pulttipistooli
- pulttipistoolicaptive bolt pistol
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captive bolt pistol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captive%20bolt%20pistol
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“captive bolt pistol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captive%20bolt%20pistol. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “captive bolt pistol,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captive%20bolt%20pistol.
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