adderbolt

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adderbolt

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From adder (“venomous snake”) + bolt (“arrow”).

noun adderbolts

UK, dialectal A dragonfly. Other Animals I observ'd to have yet a greater number, as the Dragon-Fly or Adderbolt […].

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"adderbolt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adderbolt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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adderbolt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adderbolt

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"adderbolt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adderbolt.

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@misc{adderbolt_2026,
  title = {adderbolt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adderbolt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}