bole

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bole /bəʊl $ boʊl/ noun [countable]  literaryHBP the main part of a tree 树干 SYN trunk

Examples from the Corpus

bole• On the north-east corner is the cellar, complete with winter bee boles and a drainage channel out to the moat.• However, the sites are usually near a buttress or a fallen bole.• She sat down and leaned against the bole of the tree, watching him.• A tall, dark figure in the shadows, leaning against the bole.• These stately craft are an awe-inspiring sight, each carved from the bole of single great ironwood tree.• Ellwood stood close to the bole of an apple tree and watched the bar.Origin bole (1300-1400) Old Norse bolr

bole nounChinese  

Corpus part tree main of the a

bole
bole /bəʊl $ boʊl/ noun [countable]literary the main part of a tree
   SYN  trunk

boleBrE /bəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /boʊl/ 🔊 nounthe main stem of a tree 树干 SYN trunk