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Bolas

Webster's Dictionary

(n. sing. & pl.) A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather cord; - used by the Gauchos of South America, and others, for hurling at and entangling an animal.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bolas'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bolas.html. 1828.