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boulter

[bohl-ter]

boul·ter

[bohl-ter]
noun
a long, stout fishing line with several hooks attached.

Origin:
1595–1605; origin uncertain
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Boulter is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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bolt or boult2 (bəʊlt)
 
vb
1.  to pass (flour, a powder, etc) through a sieve
2.  to examine and separate
 
[C13: from Old French bulter, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German būtil bag]
 
boult or boult2
 
vb
 
[C13: from Old French bulter, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German būtil bag]
 
'bolter or boult2
 
n
 
'boulter or boult2
 
n

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