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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BOLE, n.2 “A stopper (usually of wood) with which the ‘smoke-man' closed up the aperture through which he lit the sulphur when smoking hosiery” (w.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).
[Perhaps from Bole, n.1, 2, an aperture, the word being extended to the shutter which closes the hole and then to anything that stops it up; or from bole, the stem of a tree, extended to anything cylindrical. See N.E.D., bole1, b.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Bole n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bole_n2>
