Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A local English name of the burbot, Molva lota.
  • noun A blunt-headed arrow for the longbow or crossbow, formerly used for shooting birds. It was intended to stun without piercing.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.
  • noun figuratively Anything that smites without penetrating.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

bird +‎ bolt

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