Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A block of wood ready to be cut into shingles. See cut under
shingle .
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Examples
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"One uh them Hungry Bay shingle-bolt cutters's in camp," the logger answered.
Big Timber A Story of the Northwest Bertrand W. Sinclair 1926
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There was a pile of goods to be transported up-stream, a house to be fashioned out of raw material from the forest, the shingle-bolt chute to be inspected and repaired, the work of cutting cedar to be got under way, all in due order.
The Hidden Places Bertrand W. Sinclair 1926
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Try to get the shingle-bolt rush over so we can go out after deer together now and then. "
The Hidden Places Bertrand W. Sinclair 1926
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"It's an old shingle-bolt!" shouted Jock, "that's floated down the pond!
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