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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BOLTFOOT, n. A club-footed person.Sc. 1837 J. G. Lockhart Life of Scott (1839) I. 90:
Auld Boltfoot rides into the rear.

[For etym., see Bowt.]

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