ETYM Latin bolus bit, morsel. Related to Bole, clay.
(Irregular plural: boluses).
1. A large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine.
2. A small round soft mass (as of chewed food).
Large pill; any round mass. bolus alba, china clay.
Mouthful of chewed food mixed with saliva, ready for swallowing. Most vertebrates swallow food immediately, but grazing mammals chew their food a great deal, allowing a mechanical and chemical breakdown to begin.
Rounded mass. + prikaži više

(Homonym: bole, boll).
1. A small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco; SYN. pipe bowl. /> 2. A wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls.
3. Round and open at the top for holding liquids.
4. Round and open at the top for serving foods.
5. The quantity contained in a bowl; SYN. bowlful. + prikaži više