What is a short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them. Hence: Anything which smites without penetrating. Shak called?
birdbolt — A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them. Hence: Anything which smites without penetrating. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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