molly bolt en · NOUN
Etymology
Former trademark.
Meanings
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A specialized screw fastener used with drywall as a hollow-wall anchor.
Insecurely tilted against the wall is the big oval mirror they took away when her parents had a new bathroom put in; he always meant to attach it to the plaster above her bureau for her but never got around to buying molly bolts.
1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 85:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| molly bolts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |