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Definition: BOLTSPRIT

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Bowsprit": A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Boltsprit" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1872. (references)

Note: Boltsprit \Bolt"sprit`\, noun. [A corruption of bowsprit.]. (references)

Definition: BOLTSPRIT

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alternative spelling for "Bowsprit": A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "BOLTSPRIT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1872. (references)

Note: Boltsprit \Bolt"sprit`\, noun. [A corruption of bowsprit.]. (references)