Vocabulary Word
Word: bolster
Definition: support; reinforce
Definition: support; reinforce
Sentences Containing 'bolster'
she said to herself, as she arranged a bolster round the neck of Tweedledee, 'to keep his head from being cut off,' as he said.
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