setbolt

English

Etymology

set +‎ bolt

Noun

setbolt (plural setbolts)

1. An iron pin, or bolt, for fitting planks closely together in shipbuilding.
   • 1849, John Weale, Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms […] :

     Eccentrics are fitted in two parts, and secured to the axle by a hoop and setbolts

2. A bolt used for forcing another bolt out of its hole.

References

• “setbolt”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• boltest, bottles