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▪ I. ‖ bolas, n. pl.|ˈbolas|
Also used as a sing., with pl. bolases.
[Sp. (and Pg.): pl. of bola ball; used in S. America in sense given.]
A missile, used by the Patagonians and other S. American peoples, consisting of two or more balls or stones connected together by strong cord; these are swung round the head and discharged at the animal to be captured, so as to wind round and entangle it.
1843Carlyle Misc. (1857) IV. 270 Flourishing their nooses and bolases. 1860Gosse Rom. Nat. Hist. 201 The Guachos are able to entangle them [birds] with the bolas or weighted cord. 1865Lubbock Preh. Times 430 The weapons which are most characteristic of the Patagonians..are the bolas. 1874Boutell Arms & Arm. vi. 87 The Patagonians of Southern South America have the Bola and the Lasso.
▪ II. bolas
obs. form of bullace. |