בּוּל III, (prob. fr. נבל) Bul, the biblical name for the eighth month (Marḥeshvan); v. מַרְחֶשְׁוַן. R. Hash. I, 56ᵈ bot. (etym. of בול) שהעלה נובלת וכ׳ the leaves decay and the ground is cloddy; v. preced.—Tanḥ. Noaḥ 11, the month is named bul, ירח שבוללין לבהמות וכ׳ the month when cattle is given mixed fodder from what is in the house; Pesik. R. s. 7.