bolsters
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A large cushion or pillow.
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A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
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A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
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A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.
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A beam in the middle of a railway truck, supporting the body of the car.
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The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
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The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.
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The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
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The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
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A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.
Synonyms
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To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
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