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bol⋅lard

  [bol-erd]
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–noun
1. Nautical.
a. a thick, low post, usually of iron or steel, mounted on a wharf or the like, to which mooring lines from vessels are attached.
b. a small post to which lines are attached.
c. bitt (def. 1).
2. British. one of a series of short posts for excluding or diverting motor vehicles from a road, lawn, or the like.
Origin:
1835–45; bole 1 + -ard
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bitt

  [bit] Nautical
–noun
1. Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
–verb (used with object)
2. to wrap (a cable) around a bitt to secure it.
Origin:
ME, perh. < D or LG; cf. D, LG beting, in same sense, akin to MHG bizze wooden peg, ON biti crossbeam
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bol·lard   (bŏl'ərd)   
n.  

  1. Nautical A thick post on a ship or wharf, used for securing ropes and hawsers.

  2. One of a series of posts preventing vehicles from entering an area.


[Middle English, probably from bole, tree trunk; see bole1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

bollard 
1844, originally a post for fixing mooring ropes; since 1948, usually a traffic control device; probably from bole (q.v.) + suffix -ard.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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