Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birdbolt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bird-bolt
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.

noun

Anything that smites without penetrating.

Example Sentences

"To be generous, / guiltless and of free disposition, is to take those / things for bird-bolts that you deem cannon-bullets:"

Etymology

From bird + bolt.

Inflected Forms

birdbolts (plural) bird-bolt (alternative)

Questions

What does birdbolt mean?: A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.
Where does birdbolt come from?: From bird + bolt.

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