dogbolt

1 of 3

noun (1)

dog·​bolt

archaic

: wretched fellow : mean contemptible person

dogbolt

2 of 3

noun (2)

"

1

: a long slim bolt for uniting two parts at right angles or for securing girders to a supporting post by being driven through one piece then bent and driven into the other

2

: a bolt used to hold the work in machining

dogbolt

3 of 3

transitive verb

"

: to secure with a dogbolt

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English doggebolde, perhaps from dogge dog + bolde bold

Noun (2)

dog entry 1 + bolt

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1810, in the meaning defined above

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