bolo
noun
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
bolos
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pluralof bolo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Campbell wore his hair in a salt-and-pepper ponytail; fashioned traditional, Native American jewelry on the side; and eschewed neckties, de rigueur for Senate attire, in favor of bolos when appearing on the floor.
From Fox News ● Jul. 8, 2020
He wore bolos and flannel shirts and polyester pants.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 30, 2018
And I did recently rip into my own grandmother for buying Thomas' English Muffins when she has a local bakery nearby making artisan Portuguese bolos — which everyone knows is better!
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 27, 2010
The General went at once himself where the germs were thickest, the bolos sharpest.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most of the men were ahead of the team with their bolos, cutting down and dragging away the trees and bushes, and thus forming a trail which would allow the wagons to pass.
From The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages by Roger Thompson Finlay
