boll
The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
Origin: From and , from , all ultimately from . More at bowl. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
A protuberance or excrescence growing on the trunks of some trees, a burl.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(Scotland) An old dry measure equal to six bushels.
The farmers ſervants who have families, and engage by the year, are called hinds, and receive 10 bolls oats, 2 bolls barley, and 1 boll peas, which two laſt articles are called hummel corn,
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