"adderbolt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adderbolts [plural]
Etymology: From adder (“venomous snake”) + bolt (“arrow”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|adder|bolt|t1=venomous snake|t2=arrow}} adder (“venomous snake”) + bolt (“arrow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} adderbolt (plural adderbolts)
  1. (now UK dialectal) A dragonfly. Tags: UK, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Dragonflies and damselflies

Inflected forms

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