bolas
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bolas /ˈbəʊləs/
▶noun [treated as sing. or pl.] (especially in South America) a missile consisting of a number of balls connected by strong cord, thrown to entangle the limbs of cattle or other animals.
– origin C19: from Sp. and Port., pl. of bola ‘ball’.
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