dogbolt

I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌbōlt\ noun

Etymology: Middle English doggebolde, perhaps from dogge dog + bolde bold — more at dog, bold

archaic : wretched fellow : mean contemptible person

II. noun

Etymology: dog (I) + bolt

1. : a long slim bolt for uniting two parts at right angles or for securing girders to a supporting post by being driven through one piece then bent and driven into the other

2. : a bolt used to hold the work in machining

III. transitive verb

: to secure with a dogbolt