shackle bolt

noun

A bolt having a shackle on the end.

Meanings

nounshackle bolt (plural shackle bolts)

plural shackle bolts

  1. A bolt having a shackle on the end.
  2. governmentA bearing representing a fetlock for hobbling a horse.
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