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bolts to the bran

bolts to the bran is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bolts to the bran

What is bolts to the bran the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bolts to the bran is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bolt to the bran.

Words near bolts to the bran in the dictionary

  1. bolts
  2. bolts down
  3. bolts from the blue
  4. bolts in
  5. bolts out of the blue
  6. bolts to the bran
  7. boltsmith
  8. boltsmiths
  9. boltsprit
  10. boltsprits
  11. Boltuck

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