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BOLLING
Etymology
Proper noun
Bolling
A surname.
Etymology
Noun
bolling (plural bollings)
A tree from which the branches have been cut; a pollard.
Source: Wiktionary
Boll"ing, n. Etym: [Cf. Bole stem of a tree, and Poll, v. t.]
Definition: A tree from which the branches have been cut; a pollard.
BOLL
Boll, n. Etym: [OE. bolle boll, bowl, AS. bolla. See Bowl a vessel.]
1. The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form.
2. A Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and potatoes, six bushels. A boll of meal is 140 lbs. avoirdupois. Also, a measure for salt of two bushels. [Sometimes spelled bole.]
Boll, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bolled.]
Definition: To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed. The barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. Ex. ix. 31.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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