bolos
Gaucho throwing weapons
Bolos is the plural of bolo, a word with several meanings.
A bolo is a large single-edged knife used in the Philippines for cutting vegetation, similar to a machete.
A bolo tie is a cord worn around the neck with a decorative clasp, popular in the American Southwest.
In military slang, to bolo is to fail a test or qualification: He boloed the rifle range.
Armament propelled by hand
- huntingPursuing wild game
- weightedMade intentionally heavier
- cordageRopes and twines collectively
- entangleTwist into confusion
stones · spheres · spin · release · trajectory · target · gaucho · indigenous
Southern cone republic
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- herdingManaging animal groups
- horsebackAtop a steed
estancia · criollo · folklore · vaquero · campo · guanaco · Patagonia · lasso
throwing weapon
Armament propelled by hand
entangle · stones · spheres · spin · release · trajectory · target · gaucho · indigenous · capture
Argentina
Southern cone republic
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- herdingManaging animal groups
horseback · estancia · criollo · folklore · vaquero · campo · guanaco · Patagonia · lasso · traditional
neckwear
Accessories for the throat
leather · clasp · slide · cord · turquoise · silver · ornament · adjustable · southwestern · Native American
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
wrangler · roundup · corral · ranch · chaps · spurs · saddle · mustang · stampede · cattle