OriginBorrowed from Portuguese bolsa. Doublet of purse and bolsa.
- archaicA bag or package of diamonds, gold dust or other precious materials.
“[L]et me then comfort myself with the large treasure of Johnson's conversation which I have preserved for my own entertainment and that of the world, and let me exhibit what I have upon each occasion,”
“bulses of diamonds and bags of guineas”
Formsbulses(plural)