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bo·la

(bō′lə) also bo·las (-ləs)

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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bola

(ˈbəʊlə) or

bolas

n, pl -las or -lases

(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a missile used by gauchos and Indians of South America, consisting of two or more heavy balls on a cord. It is hurled at a running quarry, such as an ox or rhea, so as to entangle its legs

[Spanish: ball, from Latin bulla knob]

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bo•la

(ˈboʊ lə)

n., pl. -las (-ləz).

1. Also, bolas. a strong cord with a heavy ball secured to each end, used esp. by gauchos for throwing at and entangling the legs of cattle and other animals.

2. Also called bo′la tie`. bolo tie.

[1835–45; < Sp: ball < Old Provençal < Latin bulla knob]

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Noun	1.	bola - a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie bola tie, bolo, bolo tie necktie, tie - neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"
	2.	bola - a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin rope - a strong line

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In this country nobody goes on foot, and the deer knows man as its enemy only when he is mounted and armed with the bolas. At Bahia Blanca, a recent establishment in Northern Patagonia, I was surprised to find how little the deer cared for the noise of a gun: one day I fired ten times from within eighty yards at one animal; and it was much more startled at the ball cutting up the ground than at the report of the rifle.

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