driftbolt

[drift-bohlt]

drift·bolt

[drift-bohlt]
noun
1.
Also called driftpin. a spike having a round shank and used for fastening heavy timbers together.
verb (used with object)
2.
to fasten (timbers) together with a driftbolt.

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Driftbolt is one of our favorite verbs.
So is lollygag. Does it mean:
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to spend time idly; loaf.

Origin:
1865–70; drift + bolt1
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