- skip - Brewer’s

Bolt Upright

.

Straight as an arrow. A bolt is an arrow with a round knob at the end, used for shooting at rooks, etc.

 

previous entry · index · next entry

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

previous entry · index · next entry

Bolerium Promontory
Bolero
Bolingbroke
Bollandists
Bollen
Bologna Stone
Bolognese School
Bolt
Bolt from the Blue (A)
Bolt in Tun
Bolt Upright
Bolted
Bolted Arrow
Bolton
Bolus
Bomb
Bomba
Bombast
Bombastes Furioso
Bombastus
Bon Gaultier Ballās