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bolting to the bran

bolting to the bran is the present participle and gerund of bolt to the bran.

Meaning of bolt to the bran

Verb

bolt to the bran (third-person singular simple present bolts to the bran, present participle bolting to the bran, simple past and past participle bolted to the bran)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important.
    • This boults the matter fairly to the bran.1735, Walter Harte, An Essay on Reason

Questions about bolting to the bran

What is bolting to the bran the present participle and gerund of?
Bolting to the bran is the present participle and gerund of bolt to the bran.

Words near bolting to the bran in the dictionary

  1. bolties
  2. bolting
  3. bolting cloth
  4. bolting down
  5. bolting in
  6. bolting to the bran
  7. boltings
  8. Boltinhouse
  9. boltis
  10. boltless
  11. boltlike

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