bolster
suomi-englanti sanakirjabolster englannista suomeksi
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pehmustaa
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tukea
bolster englanniksi
(synonyms)
(RQ:Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew)
(RQ:Forster Longest Journey)
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.
(RQ:John Gay What D'Ye Call It)
A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
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.
(synonyms)
A beam in the middle of a railway truck, supporting the body of the car.
The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.
The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
(quote-book)
A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.
That which supports or promotes; a catalyst.
{{quote-book|en|year=1867|author=Charles Lamb; Thomas Noon Talfourd|title=Works: Including His Most Interesting Letters|page=225
(quote-journal)
A pad; a piece of cushioning.
A supporting piece of metal.
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