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bole or bowl? Do not confuse the spelling of bole and bowl, which sound similar. Bole is used only as a noun, denoting the trunk of a tree or a reddish brown clay. The word bowl is much more frequent in general usage and can be used as a noun or a verb. As a noun it denotes a round container (as in a bowl of milk) or a ball used in bowling; as a verb it means "roll or throw a ball" or "move smoothly and quickly," as in bowling along the lane.
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