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Dogbolt

Dogbolt \Dog"bolt`\, n. (Gun.) The bolt of the cap-square over the trunnion of a cannon.
--Knight.

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dogbolt

Etymology 1 n. (context obsolete derogatory English) A fool; a butt. Etymology 2

n. The bolt of the capsquare over the trunnion of a cannon.