English Explanatory Dictionary

dogbolt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fool; a contemptible person.
noun
  1. The bolt of the capsquare over the trunnion of a cannon.

Word forms

dogbolt dogbolts

Etymology

Origin obscure. Possibly from Middle English *dolgbote, from Old English dolgbōt (“remedy or compensation for injury”), from dolg (“injury, wound”) + bōt (“remedy, boot”).

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