bolus

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1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβῶλος“clod, lump”
2. Late Latin · borrowed frombōlus“clod of earth, lump”
3. English todaybolus

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

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