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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bolt which has a flaring head to fit a countersunk hole: used for bolting a patch on a boiler.
- noun A bolt which has a flaring head from the top of which projects a square knob for turning the bolt into place, after which the knob is cut off; a tap-bolt.
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