Definitions for bolsters
bol·sters

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1. bolsters

   Small cushions or bags of tarred canvas, used to preserve the stays from being chafed by the motion of the masts, when the ship pitches at sea. Pieces of soft wood covered with canvas, placed on the trestle-trees, for the eyes of the rigging to rest upon, and prevent a sharp nip. Also pieces of oak timber fayed to the curvature of the bow, under the hawse-holes, and down upon the upper cheek, to prevent the cable from rubbing against the cheeks.--Bolsters for sheets, tacks, &c., are small pieces of fir or oak, fayed under the gunwale, or other part, with the outer surface rounded to prevent chafing.--Bolsters, for the anchor lining. Solid pieces of oak bolted to the ship's side at the fore part of the fore-chains on which the stanchions are fixed that receive the anchor lining.

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1. lobsters

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bolsters in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bolsters in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bolsters in a Sentence

1. Ron Wyden:

   This admission from DHS bolsters my concern about stingrays and other spying devices being used to spy on Americans’ phones.

2. Missile Defense Agency:

   The successful demonstration of THAAD against an IRBM-range missile threat bolsters the country’s defensive capability against developing missile threats in North Korea and other countries.

3. Joe Manchin:

   The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a vital piece of our nation’s infrastructure that bolsters our energy and national security, while the reserve has been a policy Band-Aid for rising gas prices and the global unrest caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the reserve is, above-all, meant to help the United States and our allies through difficult times, not to help China power its economy.

4. Missile Defense Agency:

   The successful demonstration of THAAD against an IRBM-range missile threat bolsters the country's defensive capability against developing missile threats in North Korea and other countries.

5. Jeremy Saland:

   If it's large enough, it bolsters their case. If it's insignificant, I don't know that I'd go down that road so much, because how are you corroborating that there was this cash transaction ? it's much easier to say he leased this apartment, because you can go look at records and speak to people about who was living there. But there's going to be no record of a cash transaction. Why give Trump Organization or Donald Trump the ability to separate that out or make that an issue ? If Trump Organization's overwhelming and you have good evidence of Trump Organization, then Trump Organization's consistent with [ the ] theory [ of the company playing ] fast and loose.

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