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dogbolt (iou)



dogbolt noun. LME.
[Prob. from DOG noun + BOLT noun1, but only readily so explained in sense 3.]
A butt for ridicule; a fool; a contemptible wretch. LME-E19.
A kind of bolt or blunt-headed arrow. L16-E17.
Any of various kinds of mechanical fastener. E19.