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bola (bō′lə)

noun

a set of cords or thongs with heavy balls at the ends, for throwing at cattle and entangling their legs

Etymology: < AmSp bolas, pl. of Sp bola, a ball < L bulla: see boil

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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