Note 172 — ASOCIACIÓN Domingo F. Sarmiento

Uno le arroja un tiro de bolas, Some one takes a shot at him with the bolas. The bolas used by the gauchos to catch cattle and game are of two kinds; they may consist of two round stones covered with leather and united by a leather thong about seven or eight feet long; or they may consist of three balls united to a common center. The balls differ in size and weight, depending on the kind of game the gauchos wish to catch. They are twirled around the head and hurled at the feet of the fleeing animal. Light bolas of the first kind are called lives. Cf. 82, 12.