driftbolt

[ drift-bohlt ]

noun
  1. Also called driftpin. a spike having a round shank and used for fastening heavy timbers together.

verb (used with object)
  1. to fasten (timbers) together with a driftbolt.

Origin of driftbolt

1
First recorded in 1865–70; drift + bolt1

Words Nearby driftbolt

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