Boluses

Boluses
Bolus Bo"lus, n.; pl. {Boluses}. [L. bolus bit, morsel; cf. G. ? lump of earth. See {Bole}, n., clay.] A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill. [1913 Webster]

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