bola

[ boh-luh ]
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noun,plural bo·las [boh-luhz]. /ˈboʊ ləz/.
  1. Also bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.

Origin of bola

1
1835–45; <Spanish: ball <Old Provençal <Latin bulla bubble, knob; see boil1

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bola

bolas (ˈbəʊləs)

/ (ˈbəʊlə) /


nounplural -las or -lases
  1. a missile used by gauchos and Indians of South America, consisting of two or more heavy balls on a cord. It is hurled at a running quarry, such as an ox or rhea, so as to entangle its legs

Origin of bola

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Spanish: ball, from Latin bulla knob

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