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bolo tie definition

bolo· tie ()

a cord, worn as a necktie, with an ornamented fastening for adjusting the neck loop

Etymology: altered < bola tie: from its resemblance to the bola

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