boles
nounUK /bəʊlz/
US /boʊlz/
The main stems of trees.
The boles of the old oak trees were thick and rough.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The rounded parts of certain containers, such as bowls or cups.
She stacked the boles of the clay cups carefully.
3. A reddish clay used in some medicines and pigments.
The artist mixed bole with water to make a red paint.
4. The trunk of a tree considered as timber.
Workers cut the fallen boles into planks for building.