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staybolt

American  
[stey-bohlt] / ˈsteɪˌboʊlt /

noun

  1. a long rod with threaded ends, used as a stay for a boiler, tank, etc.

Etymology

Origin of staybolt

First recorded in 1830–40; stay 2 + bolt 1

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Engine 1016 with Number One, the Imperial Limited, westbound, and with MacAllister in the cab, blew out a staybolt one afternoon about two miles west of the Bend.

From Project Gutenberg

A. To indicate when the staybolt is broken by the escape of steam through the small hole in the bolt.

From Project Gutenberg

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