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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BOLAS

Bo "las, n. sing. & pl. Etym: [Sp. ]

Defn: 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.

Oxford Dictionary

bolas

bolas |ˈbəʊləs | ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] (especially in South America ) a missile consisting of a number of balls connected by strong cord, which when thrown entangles the limbs of the quarry. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Spanish and Portuguese, plural of bola ‘ball ’.

Spanish Dictionary

bolastristes

bolastristes adjetivo /nombre común Arg, Urug mal. desp. [persona ] Que tiene falta de viveza, poca inteligencia o desidia :esta mujer es una bolastristes, no se da cuenta de que su hijo le miente todo el tiempo; ¿no ves que es un bolastristes? no hace más que mirar la televisión todo el día .Se usa como insulto .El plural es bolastristes .