bolt


5bolt

verb

Definition of BOLT

transitive verb
1
: to sift (as flour) usually through fine-meshed cloth
2
archaic : sift 2

Origin of BOLT

Middle English bulten, from Anglo-French buleter, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German biuteln to sift, from biutel bag, from Old High German būtil
First Known Use: 13th century

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