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bole

Pronunciation: /ˈbul(ə)/

“bole” is a Middle English word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bull, steer, male cow
  2. A heraldic bull
  3. Taurus (zodiac)
  4. Taurus (constellation)
  5. trunk, bole
  6. tree

Etymology

From a conflation of Old English bula, *bulla, and Old Norse boli, both from Proto-Germanic *bulô.

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