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bolt·er¹

(bōl′tər)

1. A horse given to bolting.

2. One who gives up membership in or withdraws support from a political party.

bolt·er²

(bōl′tər)

1. A machine used for sifting, especially for sifting flour.

2. One who operates a sifting machine.

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bolter

(ˈbəʊltə)

1. an outsider in a contest or race

2. (Historical Terms) history an escaped convict; bushranger

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Joe, with his bite still in his cheek, "I Bolted, myself, when I was your age - frequent - and as a boy I've been among a many Bolters; but I never see your Bolting equal yet, Pip, and it's a mercy you ain't Bolted dead."

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Bolter,' replied Noah, who had prepared himself for such emergency.

Bolter's humble servant,' said Fagin, bowing with grotesque politeness.

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Milty bolter told me a grate story in school yesterday.

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This sparkling sally is to the effect that although he always knew she was the best-groomed woman in the stud, he had no idea she was a bolter. It is immensely received in turf-circles.

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The Table of Contents shows the seventeen bushrangers divided into three categories: The Bolters (8), Local Outlaws (6), The Last Stand (3).

Hunt, Paula (text): The Wild Colonial Boys: Australia's Most Notorious Bushrangers

I asked what they could see of my jet during the bolters. He said I may have hit something on the flight deck after my first bolter, and my hook looked like it wasn't fully extended on tries two and three.

The tailhook that couldn't: joining up on the tanker through scattered layers was the least of my concerns; all I could think about was how I would land my jet

Hydramatic manufactures a wide range of bolting machines -- mobile bolters, longwall face bolters (LFB), rib bolters and roof bolters.

Bolters a speciality

Elsewhere, in Poland, KGHM Polska Miedz has placed an extensive order for 11 Toro LHDs, three Tamrock Axera jumbos, and two bolters for the Rudnan, Lubini and Polkowice copper mines.

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