Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bolt having a shackle or clevis on the end.
- noun A bolt which is passed through the eyes of a clevis or shackle.
- noun A shackle. Also
shack-bolt . - noun In heraldry, a bearing representing a fetlock for hobbling a horse. Compare
spanceled . Also calledprisoner's-bolt .
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Examples
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When I knocked the shackle-bolt loose, the chain roared out through the hawse-hole and into the sea.
Chapter 39 2010
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When I knocked the shackle-bolt loose, the chain roared out through the hawse-hole and into the sea.
Chapter 39 1904
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When I knocked the shackle-bolt loose, the chain roared out through the hawse-hole and into the sea.
The Sea Wolf Jack London 1896
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"A fetterlock and shackle-bolt [Footnote: These are terms in heraldry.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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Footnote: _Derring-do_ is an old word for daring, or _warlike deed_] A fetterlock, and a shackle-bolt on a field sable -- what may that mean?
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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