| LLL IV.iii.22 | [Berowne to himself, of Cupid and the King] Thou hast thumped him with thy bird-bolt under the left pap |
| MA I.i.39 | [Beatrice to Messenger, of Benedick] my uncle's fool ... challenged him at the bird-bolt [i.e. at an elementary level of archery] |
| TN I.v.87 | [Olivia to Malvolio] to take those things for bird-bolts that you deem cannon bullets |