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Bolted Arrow
A blunt arrow for shooting young rooks with a cross-bow;
called “bolting rooks.” A gun would not do, and an arrow would mangle
the little things too much.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Bolted Arrow from Infoplease:
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