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Old 03-03-23, 12:37 PM   #20274
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a dolt to 'quarrel' with
 
They both mean the same thing. Quarrel comes from the French carré, which means square — referring to their typically square heads. Bolt comes from bolzen, which is German for arrow. One term or the other would have been more common in different places, or they would be used interchangably.
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