bolt-holen.

Etymology: bolt v.²

1. = bolting-hole n. at bolting n.² Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > means of escape > specifically a hole

bolting-hole1789

bolt-hole1851

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > means of escape

posternc1475

outgatec1485

resorta1500

meuse1528

gap1548

evasiona1555

outscapea1555

way1574

outlet1625

subterfuge1761

bolting-hole1789

flighta1822

getaway1876

out1919

bolt-hole1932

1851 T. Sternberg Dial. & Folk-lore Northants. Bolt-hole, the hole from which the rabbit makes its escape; or, in the phraseology of the craft, ‘bolts’.

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Bolt-hole, (1) the hole by which a rabbit makes its escape when the ferret pursues it. (2) Any unknown hole by which a person makes his way into or out of a house.

1887 R. Kipling Lett. Marque v, in From Sea to Sea (1900) 49 A figure in saffron came out of a dark arch into the sunlight, almost falling into the arms of one in pink... The pink and saffron figures..disappeared into separate bolt-holes.

1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 June 6/2 We left them no bolt-hole,..so every man fought till he was killed.

1893 Duke of Argyll Unseen Found. Soc. xi. 351 The bolt-hole postulate..out of which Ricardians seek to escape from the absurdity of the dogma.

1901 ‘Linesman’ Words by Eyewitness (1902) 248 There are bolt-holes to north and east.

1924 E. Marsh tr. La Fontaine Fables 71 [The hare] heard a rustle, And took the hint to bustle Off to his bolt-hole.

1932 H. Simpson Boomerang xii. 306 A girl who had been jilted might choose any bolt-hole to hide her shame.

1967 Listener 30 Nov. 705/3 With all the mental bolt-holes stopped up, a clear look at England around 1930 produced traumatic results.

2. Coal Mining. A short connecting heading or opening.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > passage

gate1747

road1770

gangway1778

gateway1786

bolt-hole1839

trumpeting1839

travelling road1851

slope1863

spout-road1882

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 981 Two, three, or even four bolt-holes open into a side of a work, according to its extent.

1860 Eng. & Foreign Mining Gloss. (new ed.) 69 Bolt hole, a passage..from the gate-road into a side of work.

1877 Encycl. Brit. VI. 66/1 From the gate road a heading called a bolt-hole is opened.

1963 Gloss. Mining Terms (B.S.I.) ii. 8 Bolt hole. 1. A short connecting passage made for ventilation purposes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	bolt-hole
释义	bolt-holen. Etymology: bolt v.² 1. = bolting-hole n. at bolting n.² Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > means of escape > specifically a hole bolting-hole1789 bolt-hole1851 the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > means of escape posternc1475 outgatec1485 resorta1500 meuse1528 gap1548 evasiona1555 outscapea1555 way1574 outlet1625 subterfuge1761 bolting-hole1789 flighta1822 getaway1876 out1919 bolt-hole1932 1851 T. Sternberg Dial. & Folk-lore Northants. Bolt-hole, the hole from which the rabbit makes its escape; or, in the phraseology of the craft, ‘bolts’. 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Bolt-hole, (1) the hole by which a rabbit makes its escape when the ferret pursues it. (2) Any unknown hole by which a person makes his way into or out of a house. 1887 R. Kipling Lett. Marque v, in From Sea to Sea (1900) 49 A figure in saffron came out of a dark arch into the sunlight, almost falling into the arms of one in pink... The pink and saffron figures..disappeared into separate bolt-holes. 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 June 6/2 We left them no bolt-hole,..so every man fought till he was killed. 1893 Duke of Argyll Unseen Found. Soc. xi. 351 The bolt-hole postulate..out of which Ricardians seek to escape from the absurdity of the dogma. 1901 ‘Linesman’ Words by Eyewitness (1902) 248 There are bolt-holes to north and east. 1924 E. Marsh tr. La Fontaine Fables 71 [The hare] heard a rustle, And took the hint to bustle Off to his bolt-hole. 1932 H. Simpson Boomerang xii. 306 A girl who had been jilted might choose any bolt-hole to hide her shame. 1967 Listener 30 Nov. 705/3 With all the mental bolt-holes stopped up, a clear look at England around 1930 produced traumatic results. 2. Coal Mining. A short connecting heading or opening. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > passage gate1747 road1770 gangway1778 gateway1786 bolt-hole1839 trumpeting1839 travelling road1851 slope1863 spout-road1882 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 981 Two, three, or even four bolt-holes open into a side of a work, according to its extent. 1860 Eng. & Foreign Mining Gloss. (new ed.) 69 Bolt hole, a passage..from the gate-road into a side of work. 1877 Encycl. Brit. VI. 66/1 From the gate road a heading called a bolt-hole is opened. 1963 Gloss. Mining Terms (B.S.I.) ii. 8 Bolt hole. 1. A short connecting passage made for ventilation purposes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). > as lemmas bolt-hole bolt-hole n. a hole through which a bolt passes. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > a hole bored, pierced, or perforated > other bored, pierced, or perforated holes nail-hole1654 bolt-hole1691 shot-hole1745 pilot hole1891 bullet-hole- 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 45 To Plugg up the bolt-holes. extracted from boltn.¹ < n.1839 as lemmas
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bolt-holen.

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