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 Bolt Upright.Bolted Arrow. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Bolted.
 
Bolted out. Either ran off suddenly, or being barred out of the house.   1
   The horse bolted. The horse shot off like a bolt or arrow.   2
 


 Bolt Upright.Bolted Arrow. 

 
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