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bolus

bo·lus

UK/ˈbəʊləs/ US/ˈboʊlʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)

Origin

From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole.

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