Bolo
Bolo noun - A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
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Machete and bolo are semantically related in cutting tool topic. In some cases you can use "Machete" instead a noun "Bolo".
Machete
Machete noun - A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation.
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A Malay-Indonesian weapon known as the parang is essentially a machete with a curved handle to prevent slips; similar knives include the bolo and the golok, both of which have similar blade shapes.
Source: Machete Mayhem - This hasn't come up since, but it's a Slender Man series so... Talking about the range of the Bolo/Machete and how easy it would be to take someone out; followed by the introduction to Josiah's Grandfather's knife.
Source: Web Video / Trialof Leaves - Dark Heresy has the Bolo Knife from Malfi, which is the 40K equivalent of a machete.
Source: Machete Mayhem
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Machete and Bolo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bolo/machete
Bolo & Machete. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bolo/machete>.
Machete or Bolo. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bolo/machete.
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