bole
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9.1
- noun
- /boʊl/
- Specialized
:
tronco
- Standing beneath the majestic oak, I admired its thick bole rising high into the sky.
- tree bole
- hollow bole
- massive bole
Examples
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Flicker sat down against a tree bole, shuddering.
Fiction book (1994) -
A freshly cut cedar tree lay in the bow, the bole roughly cut as if by a beaver, taken down with a hatchet or a machete.
Fiction book (2001) -
Look at the bole on that tree there.
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Offered no resistance when he leaned against the thick bole of one and pulled me close.
Fiction book (1999) -
Making herself comfortable against the bole of the tree, she asked Flicker, "Ready?" p109
Fiction book (1994) -
I was leaning against the bole of a large tree, bark rough against my back, breath fiery in my lungs.
Fiction book (1995) -
White Ash passed, oblivious, among the gray boles of cottonwood trees, struggling through the snow and thick grass.
Fiction book (1992) -
It split cleanly through the bole but called for a wedge higher up in its stout limbs.
Fiction book (1998) -
Moving smartly, they dodged between thick boles of trees and ducked strands of hanging moss.
Fiction book (1992) -
The lumberjack expertly measured the diameter of the large bole before cutting it down for timber.
Synonyms
79
1.9
The main thick part of a tree that has bark and holds branches
12
1.0
The main hard part of a tree above the ground that holds branches and leaves
1
9.9
The main stem of a vine, often the old stump left after cutting
Compounds
A language people speak in northern Nigeria like Hausa, with dialects Bara and Fika
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bole (tree trunk) comes from an old English word meaning 'trunk'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the tree's central 'body' — the thick, solid part used for timber.