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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BIRDBOLT

n.[bird and bolt. ] An arrow, broad at the end, for shooting birds.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BIRDBOLT

BIRDBOLT Bird "bolt `, n.

 

Defn: A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them. Hence: Anything which smites without penetrating. Shak.