setbolt

noun — 2 senses

setbolt

noun

Etymology From set + bolt.

1

An iron pin, or bolt, for fitting planks closely together in shipbuilding.

  • Eccentrics are fitted in two parts, and secured to the axle by a hoop and setbolts1849, John Weale, Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms […] :
2

A bolt used for forcing another bolt out of its hole.

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