bed-bolt

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• Bed

  ·vt To place in a bed. II. Bed ·noun ·see Gun carriage, and Mortar bed. III. Bed ·vt To furnish wi...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Bed

  (Heb. mittah), for rest at night (Ex. 8:3; 1 Sam. 19:13, 15, 16, etc.); during sickness (Gen. 47:31;...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• bed

  Put to bed with a mattock, and tucked up with a spade; said of one that is dead and buried. You will...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• bed

  I. Flat thick pieces of wood, lodged under the quarters of casks containing any liquid, and stowed...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Bed

  The Jewish bed consisted of the mattress, a mere mat, or one or more quilts; the covering, a finer q...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Bolt

  ·noun A bundle, as of oziers. II. Bolt ·noun Lightning; a thunderbolt. III. Bolt ·vi To strike or ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• bolt

  A blunt arrow. to bolt To run suddenly out of one's house, or hiding place, through fear; a term b...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• to bolt

  To swallow food without chewing.--Forby. Often my dame and I at home Eat rav'nously of honey comb; ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• bolt

  A cylindrical pin of iron or copper to unite the different parts of a vessel, varied in form accordi...

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• Air bed

  ·- A sack or matters inflated with air, and used as a bed. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Bed rock

  ·- The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig. ...

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• Bed screw

  ·- A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching. II. Bed screw ·- A lo...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Bed steps

  ·- Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height. ...

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• Bed-molding

  ·noun ·Alt. of Bed-moulding. ...

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• Bed-moulding

  ·noun The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. ...

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• Truckle-bed

  ·noun A low bed on wheels, that may be pushed under another bed; a trundle-bed. ...

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• Trundle-bed

  ·noun A low bed that is moved on trundles, or little wheels, so that it can be pushed under a higher...

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• Water bed

  ·- A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Bed-chamber

  An apartment in Eastern houses, furnished with a slightly elevated platform at the upper end and som...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• bed-maker

  Women employed at Cambridge to attend on the Students, sweep his room, &c. They will put their hands...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• bed-spread

  In the interior parts of the country, the common name for a bed-quilt, or coverlet. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• indian bed

  An Indian bed of clams is made by setting a number of clams together on the ground with the hinge up...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• mortar-bed

  See bomb-beds, &c. ...

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• bed-beams

  See bomb-beds, &c. ...

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• oyster-bed

  A "laying" of culch, that is, stones, old shells, or other hard substances, so as to form a bed for ...

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• Wrain-bolt

  ·noun ·same·as <<Wringbolt>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Bolt Court

  North out of Fleet Street at No.151 to Gough Square (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without. F...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• bolt upright

  As erect, or straight up, as an arrow set on its end. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• bolt-upright

  Perfectly upright.--Johnson. Used alike in England and the United States. As I stood bolt-upright u...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• pease- bolt

  pease-straw. Ess. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• bird-bolt

  A species of arrow, short and thick, used to kill birds without piercing their skins. ...

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• bolt-boat

  An old term for a boat which makes good weather in a rough sea. ...

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• bolt-rope

  A rope sewed all round the edge of the sail, to prevent the canvas from tearing. The bottom part of ...

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• bolt-sprit

  See bowsprit. ...

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• bolt-strake

  Certain strakes of plank which the beam fastenings pass through. ...

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• bolt-toe

  The cock of a gun-lock. ...

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• breeching-bolt

  Applies to the above. ...

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• butt-bolt

  See butt-shaft ...

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• chain-bolt

  A large bolt to secure the chains of the dead-eyes through the toe-link, for the purpose of securing...

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• dog-bolt

  A cap square bolt. ...

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• dump-bolt

  A short bolt driven in to the plank and timber as a partial security previous to the thorough fasten...

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• ring-bolt

  An iron bolt with an eye at one end, wherein is fitted a circular ring. They are more particularly u...

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• starting-bolt

  , or drift-bolt. A bolt used to drive out another; it is usually a trifle smaller. ...

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• toggle-bolt

  This bolt is used to confine the ensign-staff, and the like, into its place by means of a strap; it ...

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• wrain-bolt

  A ring-bolt with two or more forelock-holes in it, occasionally to belay or make fast towards the mi...

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• apple-pye bed

  A bed made apple-pye fashion, like what is called a turnover apple-pye, where the sheets are so doub...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• feather-bed lane

  A rough or stony lane. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• slug-a-bed

  A drone, one that cannot rise in the morning. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• bed-of-guns

  A nautical phrase implying ordnance too heavy for a ship's scantling, or a fort over-gunned. ...

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• bomb-bed beams

  The beams which support the bomb-bed in bomb-vessels. ...

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• bolt of canvas

  The piece or roll of 39 yards in which it is supplied, but which usually measure about 40 yards in l...

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• bed of a mortar

  The solid frame on which a mortar is mounted for firing. For sea-service it is generally made of woo...

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• Bolt and Tun Alley

  1) West out of Fetter Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677). Site now occupied by offic...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Bolt and Tun Inn

  At the southern end of Bolt and Tun Court at No.64, Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• The Bolt and Tunne, Friday Street

  See Blue Boar Court. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Bolt in Tun Court, Yard

  South out of Fleet Street at No.64, between Whitefriars Street and Bouverie Street (L.C.C. List, 191...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Bolt and Tun Court, Fleet Street

  See Bolt in Tun Court, Yard. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.