Usually means: Traditional necktie with ornamental clasp.
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We found 25 dictionaries that define the word bolo:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. bolo: Merriam-Webster
  2. BOLO, bolo: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. bolo: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. bolo: Collins English Dictionary
  5. bolo: Vocabulary.com
  6. Bolo, bolo: Wordnik
  7. BOLO, bolo: Wiktionary
  8. bolo: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. bolo: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. bolo: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Bolo, bolo: Dictionary.com
  12. Bolo: Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. BOLO, Bolo (Breakout clone), Bolo (bread), Bolo (computer game), Bolo (footballer), Bolo (prince), Bolo (self-aware tank), Bolo (tank), Bolo (video game), Bolo, Bolo: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. bolo: Rhymezone
  15. BOLO, bolo: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  16. bolo: FreeDictionary.org
  17. bolo: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. bolo: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Beading Glossary (No longer online)
  2. bolo-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. BOLO: Acronym Finder
  2. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. bolo, bolo, bolo: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Totally Unofficial Rap (No longer online)
  3. Bolo: Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade

(Note: See boloing as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Bolo)

noun:  A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
noun:  (attributive) A type of punch; an uppercut.
verb:  (transitive) To cleave or dismember (a person or an animal) with a bolo knife.
noun:  A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship.
verb:  To fail to meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.
noun:  A string or leather necktie secured with an ornamental slide.
verb:  (transitive, nonce word) To dress (somebody) in a bolo.
noun:  (US law enforcement) A request for law enforcement officers to be on the lookout for a suspect.
noun:  (US law enforcement, acronym) A broadcast issued from a law enforcement agency to others, typically containing information about a wanted suspect, a person of interest, or a related vehicle.
noun:  A barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines.

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