Pronunciation : Boll
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. bolle boll, bowl, AS. bolla. See Bowl a vessel.]
Definition : 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.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Boll
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.
i. [imp. & p. p. Bolled.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913