"dogbolt" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dogbolts [plural]
Etymology: Origin obscure. Possibly from Middle English *dolgbote, from Old English dolgbōt (“remedy or compensation for injury”), from dolg (“injury, wound”) + bōt (“remedy, boot”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*dolgbote}} Middle English *dolgbote, {{inh|en|ang|dolgbōt||remedy or compensation for injury}} Old English dolgbōt (“remedy or compensation for injury”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dogbolt (plural dogbolts)
  1. (obsolete, derogatory) A fool; a contemptible person. Tags: derogatory, obsolete
    Sense id: en-dogbolt-en-noun-FS9cUqvR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: dogbolts [plural]
Etymology: From dog + bolt. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dog|bolt}} dog + bolt Head templates: {{en-noun}} dogbolt (plural dogbolts)
  1. The bolt of the capsquare over the trunnion of a cannon.
    Sense id: en-dogbolt-en-noun-reX4l0au Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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