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bolo

1

[ boh-loh ]

noun

, plural bo·los.
  1. a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.


bolo

2

[ boh-loh ]

noun

, plural bo·los.
  1. a soldier who does not meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.
  2. a clumsy or incompetent soldier.

verb (used without object)

, bo·loed, bo·lo·ing.
  1. to fail to meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.

bolo

3

[ boh-loh ]

noun

BOLO

4

[ boh-loh ]

abbreviation for

  1. be on the lookout: an instruction or warning to law enforcement personnel, or sometimes to the general public, to be watchful for the appearance of a criminal suspect or criminal activity:

    The police issued a BOLO at 2:14 p.m., just moments after the robbery was reported.

bolo

/ ˈbəʊləʊ /

noun

  1. a large single-edged knife, originating in the Philippines
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bolo1

First recorded in 1900–05; from Philippine Spanish; further origin uncertain

Origin of bolo2

First recorded in 1915–20; said to be after Bolo Pascha (died 1918), German agent in France during World War I

Origin of bolo3

First recorded in 1975–80
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bolo1

Philippine Spanish, probably from a native word
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Example Sentences

Whatever you do, do not leave Madeira without trying their typical bread, bolo do caco.

The home was about 30 feet from the ocean and the nearest stores and restaurants were a five-minute drive so bolo do caco was easily accessible.

Shulman said he learned about the existence of a BOLO list, a police term for “be on the lookout for,” in the spring of 2012.

Then rumors swirled Wednesday that Dutschke had skipped town, and the cops had a BOLO (be on the lookout) for his van.

In his bolo tie and cowboy hat, Coleman was not afraid to offer this un-PC lyric: “Hey Indian dude … don’t cope a ‘tude.”

Its clothing hung on it in tatters, and the exposed flesh was bolo-gashed and briar-torn.

The dead man bore no bolo gashes, and the wound which had disabled him had been only a bullet through one shoulder.

Haciendas of loyal Spaniards and Ilacanos were raided, and their people put to the bolo.

Upon a table was placed a skull, a loaded revolver and a bolo.

His companion, a young woman in a long fur coat, was laying about her with a native bolo-knife.

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