Boulton

/ (ˈbəʊltən) /

noun

Matthew . 1728–1809, British engineer and manufacturer, who financed Watt's steam engine and applied it to various industrial purposes

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Example sentences from the Web for boulton

“Wines are made differently than they were 20 years ago,” say Boulton.
The Myth About Old Wine|Keith Wallace|January 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Watt was despondent, easily cast down; Boulton was his “backbone.”
The Boyhood of Great Inventors|A. Fraser Robertson
The empress stayed for some time at Boulton's house, "and a charming woman she is," writes her host.
James Watt|Andrew Carnegie
In 1775 he bought a pumping steam engine from Boulton and Watt's company for his ironworks.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly

Russ filled Boulton in on what had happened and ventured a guess as to why.
The Secret of the Ninth Planet|Donald Allen Wollheim
The cost of erection and the consumption of coal are not above one-third of a Boulton and Watt's, to perform the same work.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick