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boline

boline noun: a white handled knife used in Wicca, for physical cutting, in contrast to the athame.

Noun

boline (plural bolines)

  1. A white handled knife used in Wicca, for physical cutting, in contrast to the athame.
    • Grabbing my wicker basket and boline, the special knife I use for cutting herbs, I passed through the living room and out a pair of French doors onto my terrace garden.2012, Juliet Blackwell, In a Witch's Wardrobe: A Witchcraft Mystery, New York, NY: New American Library, →ISBN, page 28

Forms of boline

pluralbolines
alternative formbolline
alternative formboleen

Origin of boline

Originally spelled bolline. From Italian bolino, which is a variant of bulino (“burin”). The bolino was conflated with the cortel bianco ("white knife"). Doublet of burin.

Questions about boline

What does boline mean?
Boline means a white handled knife used in Wicca, for physical cutting, in contrast to the athame.
What part of speech is boline?
Boline is a noun.
What is the plural of boline?
The plural of boline is bolines.

Words near boline in the dictionary

  1. bolin
  2. Bolinao
  3. Bolinas
  4. Bolinda
  5. Bolindian
  6. boline
  7. bolines
  8. Boliney
  9. Boling
  10. Bolingbroke
  11. Bolingbrokean

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