bolter

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bolter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bolter \Bolt"er\, n.
     One who bolts; esp.:
     (a) A horse which starts suddenly aside.
     (b) A man who breaks away from his party.
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  Bolter \Bolt"er\, n.
     1. One who sifts flour or meal.
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     2. An instrument or machine for separating bran from flour,
        or the coarser part of meal from the finer; a sieve.
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  Bolter \Bolt"er\, n.
     A kind of fishing line. See Boulter.
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