Definition of boll Boll
/bowˈl/ - [bowl] - boll
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What does boll mean?
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NounPlural: bolls |
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| boll - the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- boll (n.)
The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form. - boll (n.)
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. - boll (v. i.)
To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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boll
bōl, n. one of the round heads or seed-vessels of flax, poppy, &c.: a pod or capsule.—p.adjs. Bolled (bōld), swollen, podded; Bollen (bōln), swollen (Shak.). [A form of Bowl; A.S. bolla.] -
boll
bōl, n. a measure of capacity for grain, &c., used in Scotland and the north of England—in Scotland = 6 imperial bushels; in England, varying from 2 to 6 bushels: also a measure of weight, containing, for flour, 140 lb. [Scot. bow; prob. a Scand. word; cf. Ice. bolli.]
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🔤- boll, noun, singular of bolls.
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