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Origin of rag bolt

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby rag bolt

rag, raga, ragamuffin, rag-and-bone man, ragbag, rag bolt, rag doll, rage, rage farming, rage quit, rager

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How to use rag bolt in a sentence

Rag-bolt, the end of an iron bolt when required to be let into stone is roughed or ragged.
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British Dictionary definitions for rag bolt

ragbolt

/ (ˈræɡˌbəʊlt) /

noun

a bolt that has angled projections on it to prevent it working loose once it has been driven home

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