Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, a horizontal bolt passing through both the brackets of a gun-carriage on which the forward end of the stoolbed rests.
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Examples
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Care must be taken that the stop on the quoin is always properly lodged, to prevent the quoin from flying out or changing its position, and that the bed is secured to the bed-bolt.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
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Two handspikes [1] | Resting on the bed-bolt, in-board
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
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