单词 | bolo |
释义 | bolon.1 A kind of cutlass used in the Philippine Islands for agricultural and domestic work and as a fighting weapon. Combinations: bolo-maker; bolo-man n. one armed with a bolo. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > sword > specific type bilbo1602 bilbo-man1619 sabre1836 sabreur1845 claymore1849 bolo-man1901 society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > machete machete1575 manchette1762 bolo1901 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > cutlass curtelace1555 curtal-ax1579 cutlass1594 curtaxe1596 brackmard1653 bolo1901 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > maker of cutting instruments > [noun] > knife-maker knife-smith1738 bolo-maker1901 1901 Westm. Gaz. 1 Oct. 10/1 400 bolomen attacked the garrison of seventy-two Americans. 1901 Daily Chron. 11 Oct. 5/7 Insurgents, who were armed only with bolos. 1905 Le Roy Philippine Life 85 The local blacksmith and bolo-maker, as he generally is (for the bolo is the chief working implement of the Filipino in the thicket or the field or about the house, as well as being, in another form, his principal weapon). 1906 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 903 We had never visited the place before, and, for all we knew to the contrary, it was full of bolo-men. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). Bolon.2 1. One who pursues antipatriotic ‘underground’ activities like those of Paul Bolo; one suspected of engaging in pacifist propaganda in favour of Germany during the war of 1914–18. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [noun] > treason > other specific activity > one who Bolo1917 1917 19th Cent. Dec. 1265 The activity of those whom we might call the British and German Bolos, naturalised or not. 1917 19th Cent. Dec. 1266 As far back as 1907 these Bolos were working under the guidance of German agents. 2. Misused for: a Bolshevik. Also collective singular = the Bolshevists. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > Russian politics > [noun] > Bolshevism > Bolshevik maximalist1907 Bolshevik1917 Bolshevist1917 Bolo1919 bolshie1920 1919 Blackwood's Mag. June 742/1 The Bolo was ignorant of the fate of our raft gun. 1919 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 722/1 A party of Bolo prisoners. 1920 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 396/1 The missing Bolos from Selmenga. 1924 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 387/2 Bolo and anti-Bolo propaganda. 1937 C. Madge in C. Day Lewis Mind in Chains 158 Attempts have also been made to prove that Broadcasting House is the headquarters of a conspiracy of ‘bolos’. 1963 Spectator 27 Sept. 377/1 The police, of course, had passed this bolo under the illusion that he was only some simple patriotic goon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). bolon.3 U.S. Also bolo punch. An upper cut in pugilism. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > actions or positions first bloodc1540 guard1601 feint1684 in holds1713 shifting1793 rally1805 muzzler1811 one-two1811 stop1812 southpaw1813 fibbing1814 leveller1814 mouther1814 ribber1814 stomacher1814 teller1814 in-fighting1816 muzzling1819 weaving1821 out-fighting1831 arm guard1832 countering1858 counter1861 clinching1863 prop1869 clinch1875 right and left1887 hook-hit1890 hook1898 cross1906 lead1906 jolt1908 swing1910 body shot1918 head shot1927 bolo punch1950 snap-back1950 counterpunch1957 counterpunching1957 Ali shuffle1966 rope-a-dope1975 1950 J. Dempsey Championship Fighting xvii. 114 A long-range right uppercut called the ‘bolo’ punch. 1950 J. Dempsey Championship Fighting xvii. 114 The bolo is more showy than explosive. 1954 F. C. Avis Boxing Ref. Dict. 13 Bolo, a very powerful upper cut, brought from the rear of the body and taking the full weight of the boxer using it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021). bolon.4 Originally and chiefly U.S. I. Compounds. 1. bolo tie n. a type of necktie consisting of a thin metal-tipped cord secured with an ornamental fastening at the throat.Traditionally associated with the cattle ranching culture of the western United States. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neck-tie or cravat > neck-tie > types of > other tawdry lace1548 tawdryne1586 tawdry1612 solitaire1731 sentiment1838 four-in-hand1892 Teck1895 Windsor1895 Windsor tie1895 shoestring tiea1902 Jemima1920 bolo tie1954 picture tie1957 bolo1962 kipper tie1966 1954 Los Angeles Times 10 Feb. i. 7 (advt.) Hickok. Bola Sports tie..smart new way to dress up your sport shirts... The bola tie slips on and off easily, adjusts to any neck size. 1961 Chicago Tribune 26 Mar. vi. 7/5 Western clothing—dungarees, cowboy shirts, bolo ties, and boots are usually espoused by the visitor as soon as he can chuck his eastern clothes. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 27 Sept. b1 He is wearing a bola tie, argyle socks, a flat-crowned leather cowboy hat. 2012 N. Hawley Good Father (2013) 316 The docent..wore a checkered shirt and bolo tie. II. Simple uses. 2. = bolo tie n. at sense 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neck-tie or cravat > neck-tie > types of > other tawdry lace1548 tawdryne1586 tawdry1612 solitaire1731 sentiment1838 four-in-hand1892 Teck1895 Windsor1895 Windsor tie1895 shoestring tiea1902 Jemima1920 bolo tie1954 picture tie1957 bolo1962 kipper tie1966 1962 Arizona Republic 15 July f5/2 An Arizonan wearing a bolo and a jade belt. 2014 A. Mirabella Sweetheart xvii. 199 He straightens his bolo, removes his hat. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). BOLOn.5 Chiefly North American. ‘Be on the lookout’: a message or alert that is broadcast to every officer in a police force, or from one police station or law-enforcement agency to others in an area, asking them to be on the lookout for a suspected criminal, a fugitive, a stolen vehicle, etc. Cf. all-points bulletin n. ΚΠ 1977 Naples (Florida) Daily News 27 Oct. 2 b/1 The Lee County Sheriff's Department..issued a BOLO..for two men who allegedly held up the Wesco Service Station. 1988 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 15 Oct. 1 I wonder how my bolo (missing person's report) would go out. 2011 H. Dolan Very Bad Men (2012) xv. 99 Spencer used the radio in his cruiser to put out a BOLO on the SUV, and when the driver approached the interstate he found the way blocked. 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