Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bundle or bolt of straw: in Gloucestershire, 24 pounds. Also called
bolt . - noun The act of sifting.
- noun In the English inns of court, a private arguing of cases for practice.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A darting away; a starting off or aside.
- noun A sifting, as of flour or meal.
- noun (Law), obsolete A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court.
- noun wire, hair, silk, or other sieve cloth of different degrees of fineness; -- used by millers for sifting flour.
- noun fig. a receptacle.
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- verb Present participle of
bolt . - noun A
sifting , as offlour ormeal . - noun law A
private arguing ofcases forpractice bystudents , as in the Inns of Court.
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Examples
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"The hope is that if this agreement is done really, really well, that it will then have bolt-on possibilities as what I call "bolting on additional countries" at a later time with a relatively short negotiation being needed because of the quality of the agreement that is presented to them," he said.
Former US Trade Reps See Opportunities, Difficulties in Chinese Economic Growth 2011
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"The hope is that if this agreement is done really, really well, that it will then have bolt-on possibilities as what I call "bolting on additional countries" at a later time with a relatively short negotiation being needed because of the quality of the agreement that is presented to them," he said.
Former US Trade Reps See Opportunities, Difficulties in Chinese Economic Growth 2011
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After bolting from a highway cop to give the two bored drivers something exciting to do in a lonely, desolate stretch of America, Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) calmly whips his obscenely red convertible into a standstill to allow the custodian of justice ownership of the moment.
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The film also strongly insinuates that the public education system is utterly broken and the solutions are found in bolting the system to privately run, publicly funded, non-unionized charter schools.
What public school teachers really need Valerie Strauss 2010
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He struck when his rivals appeared vulnerable, bolting from the pack in the steepest part of the final ascent on the 139-mile ride from Toulouse to Bagneres-de-Bigorre.
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Keynes believed the system of reparations that was being discussed was confiscatory and destructive, finally bolting from the conference before the end to write his landmark treatise, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, which became a runaway best-seller on both sides of the Atlantic and forced Lloyd George to concede that Keynes was right, while the Treaty and its negotiators were wrong.
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Keynes believed the system of reparations that was being discussed was confiscatory and destructive, finally bolting from the conference before the end to write his landmark treatise, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, which became a runaway best-seller on both sides of the Atlantic and forced Lloyd George to concede that Keynes was right, while the Treaty and its negotiators were wrong.
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However, if my house were on fire and I could only grab one (gasp, choke, gasp) ONE book - I would not bat an eye nor miss a step in bolting for my Lizzie Borden Past & Present by Leonard Rebello.
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And for all this, it's Alberta who squeals like a pig and makes noises about bolting from the pasture.
observation 2005
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It’s hard to believe the couple wouldn’t leave their home or seek help outside of a psychic who leaves them high and dry, bolting from the front door because of angry demon vibes.
Viewing enjoyment affected by very un- “Paranormal Activity” » Scene-Stealers 2009
RichardB43 commented on the word bolting
There are no examples here of "bolting" meaning sifting. There is at least one example under "boult" and under "boulting".
On the evidence, I would contend that "boult" is the correct spelling for this meaning, of "sift" or "sifting"
September 1, 2011