bole

Example Sentences

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NW96 is thought to predate 1580 because of a lead ingot cast from a furnace, known as a bole, which fell out of use around that time.

From BBC

With all of us dealing with a pandemic, chasing down the last bole of hand sanitizer and for some reason stocking up on toilet paper, you thought we forgot.

From Washington Times

It’s full of walls of bee boles, cobbles, and potting sheds: a beautiful monument to hard work, anonymous labor, and shattered innocence.

From The New Yorker

In medieval and pre-modern Europe hives were often kept in boles, or wall recesses that housed wicker and mud skeps that served as the hive.

From The Guardian

“On a nice day you’re not going to get a breeze next to the bole of that tree,” Downey says as she peruses the project area.

From Washington Times