Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bolt or missile of any kind used in battle.
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Examples
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And the rushing battle-bolt sang from the three-decker out of the foam,
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And the rushing battle-bolt sang from the three-decker out of the foam, 50
Maud. Part I 1909
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'The rushing battle-bolt sung from the three-decker out of the foam,' and he didn't seem awkward or ignoble to me, for all his shyness.
The Story of a Bad Boy Thomas Bailey Aldrich 1871
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