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Bouge vs Boule - What's the difference?

bouge | boule |

As nouns the difference between bouge and boule

is that bouge is the right to rations at court, granted to the king's household, attendants etc while boule is one of the bowls used in the French game of boules.

As a verb bouge

is to swell out.

bouge

English

Etymology 1

Alteration of (bouche).

Noun

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  • The right to rations at court, granted to the king's household, attendants etc.
  • *2011 , Thomas Penn, Winter King , Penguin 2012, p, 29:
  • *:Officials carrying lists of servants receiving ‘bouge of court’ – wages and board – carried out identity checks [...].

    • Etymology 2

    Variant of bulge.

    Verb

    (boug)
  • To swell out.
  • To bilge.
  • * Hakluyt
    • Their ship bouged .
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    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)
  • (woodworking)
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