"birdbolt" meaning in English

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        "A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them."
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          "ref": "c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act 1, scene 5, lines 86–88",
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        "Anything that smites without penetrating."
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        "(figuratively) Anything that smites without penetrating."
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        "(figuratively) Anything that smites without penetrating."
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