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boul⋅der

[bohl-der]
–noun
a detached and rounded or worn rock, esp. a large one.
Also, bowlder.


Origin:
1610–20; short for boulder stone; ME bulderston < Scand; cf. dial. Sw bullersten big stone (in a stream), equiv. to buller rumbling noise (< OSw bulder) + sten stone


bouldered, adjective
boul⋅der⋅y, adjective

Boul⋅der

[bohl-der]
–noun
a city in N Colorado. 76,685.
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boul·der also bowl·der   (bōl'dər)   
n.  A large rounded mass of rock lying on the surface of the ground or embedded in the soil.

[Middle English bulder, of Scandinavian origin; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
Boul·der   (bōl'dər)   
A city of north-central Colorado northwest of Denver. It is a major Rocky Mountains resort and the seat of the University of Colorado (opened 1877). Population: 91,500.
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