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Synonyms for bolo

Grammar : Noun
Spell : boh-loh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈboʊ loʊ

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Définition of bolo

Origin :
  • "traitor," 1917, from Paul Bolo, French adventurer shot for treason April 17, 1918; used in World War I with reference to pacifist propagandists; later somewhat assimilated to Bolshevik (q.v.).
  • As in knife : noun cutting tool
  • As in bolo tie : noun long string tie
  • As in machete : noun weapon
Example sentences :
  • Always on the alert, his bolo was ready in an instant, but there was no need for it.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy » by Florence Partello Stuart
  • Bravely he descended, but this time he swam with his bolo in his hand.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy » by Florence Partello Stuart
  • Nothing but the bolo and the bow and arrows that he always took.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen » by Roger Finlay
  • The first soldier who was struck with a bolo had his head cut off at one blow.
  • Extract from : « A Soldier in the Philippines » by Needom N. Freeman
  • Quentina was at the Bolo station; so, too, was Susie Billings.
  • Extract from : « The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch » by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
  • These had gone with the body of insurgents from the villages of Pilitan and Bolo.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXXII, 1640 » by Diego Aduarte
  • Who stuck the bolo all the way into the trunk of the banana plant?
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan » by John U. Wolff
  • The Hindu boy swung with the flat of his bolo and there was a thunk as he connected.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Skull » by John Blaine
  • Chahda took the bolo from him and made a slit in the straw of the hut.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Skull » by John Blaine
  • He took a bolo from under the rear seat of the jeep and tucked it into his belt.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Skull » by John Blaine
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