Bole – Day 2 of My Alzheimer's Prevention Plan
Bole – the stem or trunk of a tree, or something cylindrical resembling a tree’s trunk, like a pillar or roll. The first usage of this word according to the OED was around 1314—e.g., ‘His neck is thicker than a bole.’ ‘The gnarled boles of pollard oaks and beeches.’ When writing historical fiction it’s always …