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bolt sleeve

In concrete construction, a tube which surrounds a bolt in a concrete wall to prevent the concrete from sticking to […]

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bolting mill

In days before commercial flour was readily available, a small building in which flour was sifted.

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bolt head

The enlarged shape which is preformed on one end of a bolt to provide a bearing surface.

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bolted pressure switch

In an electrical circuit, a type of knife-blade switch having jaws into which the knife blades fit under heavy pressure

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bolster work

A form of rusticated masonry; courses of masonry which are curved or bow outward like the sides of a cushion,

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bollard

A low single post, or one of a series, usually stone, set to prevent motor vehicles from entering an area.

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boiserie

Wood paneling on interior walls, usually floor to ceiling; as a rule enriched by carving, gilding, painting, or, rarely, inlaying.

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