bola

[ boh-luh ]

/ ˈboʊ lə /

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noun, plural bo·las

[boh-luhz]. /ˈboʊ ləz/.

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.

bolo tie.

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Origin of bola

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

Words nearby bola

Bokhara rug, bokmakierie, Bokmål, Boksburg, bol., bola, Boland, Bolan Pass, bolar, bolas, bold

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How to use bola in a sentence

He hunts with a bola, a thin thong or string at each end of which is a heavy leather-covered ball of stone or iron.
Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey
Son of Mem Loimis, you will be a bola heris; you will be a great gambler.
Creation Myths of Primitive America|Jeremiah Curtin
It is also suggested that the name is derived from bola (anklets), as the women wear heavy brass anklets.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
The bola was made by them of a single rounded stone, attached to a strap about five yards in length.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 1 (of 12)|G. Maspero

And it is a bola that lies before him; though one of a peculiar kind, as he sees after stooping and taking it up.
Gaspar the Gaucho|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for bola

bola

bolas (ˈbəʊləs)

/ (ˈbəʊlə) /

noun plural -las or -lases

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

Word Origin for bola

Spanish: ball, from Latin bulla knob

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bola

Origin of bola

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British Dictionary definitions for bola

bolas (ˈbəʊləs)

Word Origin for bola