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Boul vs Boule - What's the difference?

boul | boule |

As nouns the difference between boul and boule

is that boul is a curved handle while boule is one of the bowls used in the French game of boules.

boul

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A curved handle.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)
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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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