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boline

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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.

noun bolines · bolline · boleen

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.

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@misc{boline_2026,
  title = {boline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}