Boult

May I be thrown amidst all the devils of hell, even as a great bowl cast athwart at a set of ninepins, or cannon-ball shot among a battalion of foot, in case so many times I do not boult my future wife the first night of our marriage! ❋ Unknown (2002)

So it was ordered, that after the pleadings of both sides was ended, they thought best to try and boult out the verity by witnesses, all presumptions and likelihood set apart, and to call in the servant, who onely was reported to know all the matter: by and by the servant came in, who nothing abashed, at the feare of so great a judgment, or at the presence of the ❋ Lucius Apuleius (N/A)

Justice after him, thinking verily that by the meane of the slippers he might boult out the matter. ❋ Lucius Apuleius (N/A)

_Orpine_ and _Brimstone_ and boult them out with the Smother: But pray use this last seldom, unless you would destroy your Warren. ❋ Robert Howlett (N/A)

Pursenets on their Holes, and put in a _Ferret_ close muzzled, and she will bolt them out (being a natural Enemy to them) into the Nets: Or blow on the suddain the Drone of a Bag-Pipe into the Burrows, and they will boult out: Or for want of either of these two, take powder of ❋ Robert Howlett (N/A)

The context shows that the poet thinks his sudden side-issue not trivial or tedious, but quite the contrary, he quits it only because he cannot "boult it to the bren", i.e., sift it down, analyze it satisfactorily. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

It was exhilarating to get a lesson in pronunciation from a gentleman who said boult for bolt, called St. John Sin 'Jun, and did not know how to pronounce the beautiful name of his own college at Oxford. ❋ Unknown (1904)

It was exhilarating to get a lesson in pronunciation from a gentleman who said _boult_ for bolt, called St. John _Sin 'Jun_, and did not know how to pronounce the beautiful name of his own college at Oxford. ❋ Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1871)

What a pity it is that we ain't in a climate where one can fasten the windows, and boult the shutters! ❋ Unknown (1867)

The key fitted, sure enough, and, wi 'a strang twist and a lang skreak, the boult went back and he pulled the door open. ❋ Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1843)

With bow and boult, the thrustle-cocke and sparrow, ❋ Richard Barnfield (1600)

Then he conceived a great suspition and jealousie in mind, howbeit he would not discover it to his wife, neither to any other person, but putting secretly the slippers into his bosome, commanded his other Servants to bind Myrmex incontinently, and to bring him bound to the Justice after him, thinking verily that by the meane of the slippers he might boult out the matter. ❋ Unknown (1566)

Well, Bill Malowney was not a minute remimberin 'himself, an' so out wid him quite an 'aisy, an' through the kitchen; bud in place iv the door iv the house, it's what he kem to the door iv Father O'Flaherty's little room, where he was jist wakenin 'wid the noise iv the screechin' an 'battherin'; an 'bedad, Bill makes no more about it, but he jumps, wid one boult, clever an' clane into his raverance's bed. ❋ Unknown (1880)

-- and I in dread, whenever I'd be left in the house alone, that that bad man would boult in upon me -- and ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)

a blessed pratie or a boult of fat bacon will never go down one of your villainous throats again; and then, 'he added,' I'll sell you for scarecrows to the Pope o 'Room, who wants a dozen or two of you to sweep out his palace.' ❋ William Carleton (1831)

"You're [such a] Boults"... ❋ Nutlube (2011)

[Joe] Boulting approaches You [look down] :”hey Joe” Joe:”[Personally] I wouldn’t have that” ❋ ANDwhat?! (2023)