Pronounced: WOOD-shed, noun/verb
Notes: I could name only a few of the definitions
Yesterday’s word
The word bolide is “a large meteor; especially on that explodes; fireball”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
A meteor that trails sparks can be called a bolide. Our word came from the French word bolide, which came from the Latin word bolis, which came from the Greek word bolis (missile; javelin), which came from the bolē (throw; stroke).
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