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Webster 1913 Edition
Birdbolt
Bird′boltˊ
,Noun.
A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.
Hence:
Anything which smites without penetrating.
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Birdbolt
BIRD'BOLT
,Noun.
Definition 2024
birdbolt
birdbolt
English
Noun
birdbolt (plural birdbolts)
- A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.
- (figuratively) Anything that smites without penetrating.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)