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bole

UK/bəʊl/ US/bol/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)

2.

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

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Origin

From earlier Bolle, ultimately from either the dative singular bolde or dative plural boldum of bold (“house”); the latter is perhaps suggested by its attestation in the Domesday Book as Medieval Latin Bolun.

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  • Armenian bole

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