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devil bolt

devil bolt noun: a sham, defective or faulty bolt, used to deceive an inspector regarding the quality of the material.

Noun

devil bolt (plural devil bolts)

  1. (dated) A sham, defective or faulty bolt, used to deceive an inspector regarding the quality of the material.

Forms of devil bolt

pluraldevil bolts

Questions about devil bolt

What does devil bolt mean?
Devil bolt means a sham, defective or faulty bolt, used to deceive an inspector regarding the quality of the material.
What part of speech is devil bolt?
Devil bolt is a noun.
What is the plural of devil bolt?
The plural of devil bolt is devil bolts.

Words near devil bolt in the dictionary

  1. devigorated
  2. devil
  3. devil a bit
  4. devil bird
  5. devil birds
  6. devil bolt
  7. devil bolts
  8. devil chase
  9. devil dance
  10. devil dancer
  11. devil dancers

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