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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bolas \Bo"las\, n. sing. & pl. [Sp.] A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather cord; -- used by the Gauchos of South America, and others, for hurling at and entangling an animal. [1913 Webster]