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Bola

A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.

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    A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.

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bolonounA long, heavy, single-edged machete.
bolo tienounA necktie consisting of a heavy cord held in front by an ornamental clasp or slide.
bola tienouna cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie

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bolonounA long, heavy, single-edged machete.
bolo tienounA necktie consisting of a heavy cord held in front by an ornamental clasp or slide.
bola tienouna cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
ballnounA solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
polanounA municipality of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.
pulanoun(countable) The currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.
paulanounA female given name from Latin.
hammernounA tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
flailnounA tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
yarnwindlenounA device for winding yarn into a ball.
whorlnounEach circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
linenounA path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
weightnounThe downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
diabolonounA juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.
wormnounA generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
whippingverb(uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream.
cablenoun(material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
pullstringnounA cord that activates or releases something when pulled.
dealgannoun(Scotland) A kind of spindle, around which the cord is rolled as it is made, afterwards being slipped off the end by removing the whorl.
windlassnounAny of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights

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