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boules

British  
/ bul /

plural noun

  1. (functioning as singular) a game, popular in France, in which metal bowls are thrown to land as near as possible to a target ball. It is played on rough surfaces

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of boules

plural of boule ball 1 ; see bowl ²

Example Sentences

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“People are more open to naan, pita, tortillas, brioche, boules, baguettes and pretzel buns,” he says.

From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2023

By about 6 p.m., as the sourdough boules were left to rest overnight, the wheat loaves emerged from the ovens fragrant and invitingly browned.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023

Demand continued to rise for weekly subscriptions of her sourdough boules and especially for slabs of her fluffy focaccia studded with Castelvetrano olives.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2021

While cycling and athletics show speed and power, and wheelchair rugby and wheelchair basketball are all crash, bang, wallop, boccia, which is similar to boules, has a special blend of skill, tactics and precision.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2021

A few t�tes de boules remained for some time, but under so strict a surveillance that they could seldom communicate with our opponents without being observed, and the discovery subjected them to some chastisement.

From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. by M'lean, John

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