Definition of Hackbolt

1. n. The greater shearwater or hagdon. See Hagdon.

Definition of Hackbolt

1. Noun. (archaic Scilly Isles) The greater shearwater or hagdon. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hackbolt

1. a sea bird, the greater shearwater [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hackbolt

1. The greater shearwater or hagdon. See Hagdon. (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hackbolt

hack saw
hack saws
hack squat
hack squats
hack writer
hackability
hackable
hackamore
hackamores
hackaround
hackarounds
hackathon
hackathons
hackberries
hackberry
hackbolt (current term)
hackbolts
hackbuss
hackbusses
hackbut
hackbuts
hacked
hacked it
hackee
hackees
hacker
hackerdom
hackeries
hackerish
hackerproof

Literary usage of Hackbolt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"... by whom it is called hackbolt. They inform me it is a constant visitant in the latter part of autumn, and represent its manners on the water as ..."

2. An Illustrated Manual of British Birds by Howard Saunders (1899)
"In some years it appears in considerable numbers from August onwards off Cornwall and the Scilly Islands, where it is called the "hackbolt"; it is also not ..."

3. Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall by Royal Institution of Cornwall (1875)
"This bird is known at Scilly as the "hackbolt." The months of December arid January gave us two specimens of the Little Bustard, one obtained at the Lizard, ..."

4. The Folk Lore and Provincial Names of British Birds by Charles Swainson (1886)
"... at other times on its back !" (Bowden's " Naturalist in Norway," p. 190). GREATER SHEARWATER (Puffinus major). hackbolt (Stilly Islands). ..."

5. The Standard Cipher Code of the American Railway Association, for the Use of by American Railway Association (1906)
"Habitual Handle in line with previous correspondence (of) 20. . hackbolt. . . . . Handle promptly and advise quick forwarding - 21-. ..."

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