Meanings
verbboa'le (third-person singular simple present boa'les, present participle boa'ling, simple past and past participle boa'led)
present singular third person boa'les · participle present boa'ling · participle past boa'led · past boa'led
Scotlandobsoleteto teach a moralSae ah boa'le onto ye, tell nae a lie!
1842, Sir Matthew Donaghy, The Mackay, page 52
1 more example
Ah boa'le ye, th' best schemes gang aft agley.
1820, Finlay Smith, Th' stoory o' maccaulay, page 92
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