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boll
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boll

noun \ˈbōl\

Definition of BOLL

: the pod or capsule of a plant (as cotton)
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Origin of BOLL

Middle English
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with BOLL

bole, bowl, coal, cole, Cole, dhole, dole, droll, foal, goal, hole, knoll, kohl, Kohl, mole, ole, pole, poll, prole, role, roll, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sol, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, tole, toll, troll, vole, whole

Böll

biographical name \ˈbəl, ˈbœl\

Definition of BÖLL

Heinrich Theodor 1917–1985 Ger. writer

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