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bole.

The trunk or stem of a tree.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bol/General-American/bəʊl/Received-Pronunciation/bɒʊl/Received-Pronunciation/bɒl/
  1. The trunk or stem of a tree.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English bole, from Old Norse bolr, akin to Danish bul and German Bohle (“plank”). See also bulwark (“defensive wall”).

noun/bol/General-American/bəʊl/Received-Pronunciation/bɒʊl/Received-Pronunciation/bɒl/
  1. Any of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually coloured red by iron oxide, and composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The shade of reddish brown which resembles this clay.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A bolus; a dose.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod or lump of earth”): compare French bol. Doublet of bolus.

noun/bol/General-American/bəʊl/Received-Pronunciation/bɒʊl/Received-Pronunciation/bɒl/
  1. An aperture with a shutter in the wall of a house, to admit air or light.

    Scotland
  2. A small closet.

    Scotland
noun/bol/General-American/bəʊl/Received-Pronunciation/bɒʊl/Received-Pronunciation/bɒl/
  1. Alternative form of boll (old unit of measure).

    alt-of · alternative
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