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bowlder

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bowl·der  (bldr)
n.
Variant of boulder.
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Noun1.bowlderbowlder - a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
boulder
glacial boulder - a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin
river boulder - a boulder that has been carried by a river to a place remote from its place of origin
rock, stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"
shore boulder - a boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin


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It seemed as if I had hardly closed my eyes, though in fact it was near midday, when I was awakened by the report of a rifle, the bullet striking the bowlder just above my body.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
At the barrier the Sagoths clambered up the steep side with truly apelike agility, while behind them the haughty queen rose upon her wings with her two frightful dragons close beside her, and settled down upon the largest bowlder of them all in the exact center of that side of the amphitheater which is reserved for the dominant race.
At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
He hid behind a great bowlder and fell to listening.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
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