bolt to the bran en · VERB
Etymology
See bolt (“sieve”).
Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important.
This boults the matter fairly to the bran.
1735, Walter Harte, An Essay on Reason:The report of the committee was examined and sifted and bolted to the bran.
1795–1797, Edmund Burke, “(please specify |letter=1 to 4)”, in [Letters on a Regicide Peace], London: [Rivington]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bolting to the bran | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bolted to the bran | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bolted to the bran | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bolts to the bran | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |