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bo⋅las

  [boh-luhs]
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–noun, plural bo⋅las  [boh-luhz] , bo⋅las⋅es  [boh-luh-siz] . (used with a singular verb)
bola (def. 1).
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bo⋅la

  [boh-luh]
–noun, plural -las  [-luhz] .
1. 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.
2. bolo tie.
Origin:
1835–45; < Sp: ball < OPr < L bulla bubble, knob; see boil 1

bola tie

 
–noun
bolo tie.
Also called bola.

bolo tie

 
–noun
a necktie of thin cord fastened in front with an ornamental clasp or other device.
Also, bola tie.
Also called bolo, bola.

Origin:
1960–65; bolo, appar. an error for bola, after the tie's resemblance to a bola
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bo·la   (bō'lə)   
n.  A rope with weights attached, used especially in South America to catch cattle or game by entangling their legs.

[From American Spanish bolas, pl. of Spanish bola, ball, probably from Latin bulla.]
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Bolas

Bo"las\, n. sing. & pl. [Sp.] A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather cord; -- used by the Gauchos of South America, and others, for hurling at and entangling an animal.
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bolas

(Spanish: "balls"; from boleadoras), South American Indian weapon, primarily used for hunting, consisting of stone balls, usually in a group of three, attached to long, slender ropes. In hunting rhea, guanaco, and other animals in open country, the bola is whirled like a sling, then thrown parallel to the ground to entwine the quarry's legs. Bolas were also used by the gauchos of Argentina and Uruguay to catch cattle.

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