boline

Meaning

Noun

A white handled knife used in Wicca, for physical cutting, in contrast to the athame.

Origin

Originally spelled bolline. From Italian bolino, which is a variant of bulino. The bolino was conflated with the cortel bianco ("white knife"). burin.

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