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bolt verb1 trans. Also boult. ME.
[Old French bulter (mod. bluter), earlier buleter = Italian burattare, ult. origin unkn.: the spelling bolt has arisen by assoc. with BOLT noun1.]
Sift, pass through a sieve; fig. investigate, find out.
bolter noun1 (a) a person who sifts flour etc.; (b) a sieve, a piece of cloth, etc., for sifting: LME.
bolting noun1 (a) the action of the verb; (b) in pl., coarse matter separated by sifting: ME.