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Bodle vs Boule - What's the difference?

bodle | boule |

As nouns the difference between bodle and boule

is that bodle is a former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny while boule is one of the bowls used in the French game of boules.

bodle

English

Alternative forms

* boddle

Noun

(wikipedia bodle) (en noun)
  • A former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny.

    • boule

    English

    (wikipedia boule)

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) boule

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
  • A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means.
  • A round loaf of bread.
  • (woodworking) A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges.
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    • Etymology 2

    Alteration of (Boulle). See buhl.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
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