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Bowles

American

[bohlz] / boʊlz /

noun

Chester, 1901–86, U.S. statesman and author: special adviser on Afro-Asian and Latin American affairs; ambassador to India 1951–53, 1963–69.
Paul (Frederic), 1910?–1999, U.S. novelist and composer.
Samuel, 1826–78, U.S. journalist.

Bowles British

/ bəʊlz /

noun

Paul . 1910–99, US novelist, short-story writer, and composer, living in Tangiers. His novels include The Sheltering Sky (1949) and The Spider's House (1955)

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Bowlines, however, were used to stretch them out.

From The Three Midshipmen by Prout, Victor

Bowlines are ropes for keeping the windward edge of the sail steady.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 285, December 1, 1827 by Various

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