/ ˈbəʊldə(r); NAmE ˈboʊl-/ noun
a very large rock which has been shaped by water or the weather
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : shortened from earlier boulderstone , of Scandinavian origin.
/ ˈbəʊldə(r); NAmE ˈboʊl-/ noun
a very large rock which has been shaped by water or the weather
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : shortened from earlier boulderstone , of Scandinavian origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005