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boll

UK/bɒl/ US/bəʊl/ uncommon

noun

1.

the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant

2.

German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)

Synonyms

Origin

* As a Danish and German surname, from Danish Bøll, German Böll. * Also as a German surname, from the personal name Baldo (see Bold). Compare Boell. * As an English surname, variant of Bull. * Also as an English surname, from the noun bowl. Compare Bowler. * As a Scottish surname, variant of Boyle.

Phrases

  • boll weevil
  • cotton boll

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