Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the manège, a horse whose fetlock or pastern joint bends forward and out of its natural position.
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Examples
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Sinon ca servirai a quoi un fardeau qui joue pas son role de boulet??!!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006
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Bien entendu je ne dis pas tout ca sur un air enjoué ... au contraire j'avais deja grandement l'impression d'etre un boulet mais alors la c pire de pir!!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2005
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The degrees beyond this match our modern categories, going from the thread stages in the lower 230°F. range as petite and grande plume (feather) to petit and gros boulet (soft and hard ball) between 235 and 265° F., and, finally, soft and hard crack from 270 to 310°F., after which caramelization begins.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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The degrees beyond this match our modern categories, going from the thread stages in the lower 230°F. range as petite and grande plume (feather) to petit and gros boulet (soft and hard ball) between 235 and 265° F., and, finally, soft and hard crack from 270 to 310°F., after which caramelization begins.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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BULLET (Fr. _boulet_, diminutive of _boule_, ball).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Un officier ayant eu, dans une bataille, l'occasion de saluer, un boulet de canon passa par-dessus sa tête et tua un soldat derrière lui.
French Conversation and Composition Harry Vincent Wann
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-- J'ai eu les deux jambes emportées d'un boulet de canon -- ce coquin de Bonaparte est toujours hereux.
Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. Archibald Alison 1829
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Un boulet lui fraccassa le genou droit et à travers le flanc du cheval alla emporter le gros de la jambe gauche.
Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. Archibald Alison 1829
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Friday 04.24.09: the boulet brothers present MISS KITTY'S PARLOUR @ echoplex (10: 00 pm)
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