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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Probably from bolo 'long heavy knife' (20-21 centuries), from Philippine Spanish

bolo tie

 noun
     
Related topics: Clothes
bo‧lo tie [countable] American English
DCC a string worn around your neck that you fasten with a decoration
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