setbolt

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounsetbolt (plural setbolts)

plural setbolts

  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

    1849, John Weale, Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms […]
  2. A bolt used for forcing another bolt out of its hole.

Origin

From set + bolt.

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APA

setbolt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setbolt

MLA

“setbolt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setbolt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “setbolt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setbolt.

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