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Bola

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Bola 

(also bolas; from the Spanish bola—ball), a hunting missile weapon consisting of round stones wrapped in hide attached to the ends of thongs or clusters of thongs. Bolas are mainly used by Patagonian Indians in the pampas of South America for hunting guar. Similar weapons were also used by the Chukchi and Koriaki of northeastern Siberia for hunting birds.
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Fairy me bola means "Turn me back again," and David's discovery made me uncomfortable, for I knew he had hitherto kept his distance of the fairies mainly because of a feeling that their conversions are permanent.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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