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bole
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As a noun, bole means the trunk or stem of a tree.
Meanings of bole
9 meaningsnoun
The trunk or stem of a tree.
Any of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually coloured red by iron oxide, and composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia.
colourThe shade of reddish brown which resembles this clay.
ScotlandAn aperture with a shutter in the wall of a house, to admit air or light.
ScotlandA small closet.
A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa, with dialects including Bara and Fika
Similar: Bolanci, Bole language, Bolanci languageA soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumberplant
Similar: trunk, tree trunk
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteA bolus; a dose.
Alternative form of boll (old unit of measure).
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).