bolter
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A person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly.
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- Bolting can be one of the worst problems in dogdom to solve. We′ve all seen a bolter — or rather, we haven't seen him. We released him to hunt, and he was gone for the day, the week, the month. I′ve known of bolters to be gone for years.
A plant that grows larger and more rapidly than usual.
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A machine or mechanism that automatically sifts milled flour.
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A person who sifts flour or meal.
A filter mechanism.
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An obscure athlete who wins an upset victory.
{{quote-journal|en|date=February 2, 2009|author=Todd Woodbridge|title=Only a few stars head home happy|work=Herald Sun|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24993623-11088,00.html
A horse that wins at long odds.
In team sports, a relatively little-known or inexperienced player who inspires the team to greater success.
A member of a political party who does not support the party's nominee.
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A missed landing on an carrier; an aircraft that has made a missed landing.
To miss a landing on an carrier by failing to catch the gear wires with the aircraft's tailhook.
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