bola

[ boh-luh ]

/ ˈboʊ lə /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR bola ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

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

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for bola

The bola de fuego, or the light of Aguirre, the Tyrant, is one of these ghosts.
Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena|H. J. Mozans
Because, so far as is known to me, no other Chaco Indians but they use the bola perdida.
Gaspar the Gaucho|Mayne Reid
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
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

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

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

单词	bola
释义	bola [ boh-luh ] / ˈboʊ lə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bola ON THESAURUS.COM 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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bola The bola de fuego, or the light of Aguirre, the Tyrant, is one of these ghosts. Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena\|H. J. Mozans Because, so far as is known to me, no other Chaco Indians but they use the bola perdida. Gaspar the Gaucho\|Mayne Reid 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 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 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 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 Words related to bola blade, knife, sickle, rope, snare, halter, bolo
随便看	middle finger middle flemish middle french middle game middle greek middle ground middle guard middlehand middle high german middle-income middle iranian middle irish middle kingdom middle lamella middle latitude middle lobe syndrome middle loup middle low german middleman middle management middlemarch middle meningeal vein middlemost middle name middle-of-the-road

bola

noun, plural bo·las [boh-luhz]. /ˈboʊ ləz/.

Origin of bola

Words nearby bola

Example sentences from the Web for bola

British Dictionary definitions for bola

bolas (ˈbəʊləs)

noun plural -las or -lases

Word Origin for bola

Words related to bola