Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs. · A sticky thread whirled around by certain spiders to catch prey.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla ▲ Latin bulla Frankish *bollā blend Vulgar Latin *bolla Old Occitan bolabor. Spanish bola(s)bor. Portuguese bola(s)bor. English bolas Borrowed from Spanish bola(s) (“ball(s)”) and Portuguese bola(s) (“ball(s)”). First attested in 1843.
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