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Bonnierig, Bonnyrigg,
Bonnierig [ˈbɔnɪrɪg]
pn. Bonnyrigg (Midlothian).
bonksi, bonksie, bonxie, bunxie,
bonxie [I. ˈbɔŋksi]
n. The Great Skua Stercorarius skua.
boodie, boody, boudie, boudy, tatie-boodie, tattieboodie, tattie-boodie, tattie-boody, tattie-bootie, tattie-boudie, tattie-boudy,
boodie [ˈbudi]
n. A ghost or goblin.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
tattie-boodie: A scarecrow.
booder, boolder, booler, bouder, bouder, boulder, bowder, bowlder, byowder,
boolder [ˈbuldər]
also bowder [ˈbʌudər]
n. A boulder. A great squall, blast, a heavy storm of wind and rain.
bone, boon, boone, boons, boun,
boon [bun]
n. A band of reapers, shearers, turf-cutters, or other workers.
boon, boon$d, boond, boondry, boonds, boons, boun, boun$, boun$s, bounds, bouns,
boond [bun(d)]
n. Bound, extent, width, boundary.
pl. boonds A district, the stretch of land enclosed within certain boundaries.
boontie, boontifu, boonty, bountie,
boonty [ˈbunti, ˈbuntə]
n. A bounty or the bounty.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
boontifu: Bountiful.
barrough, barrough, boorach, boorachie, boorich, boorichie, boorie, booruch, borach, boragh, bourach, bourachie, bourack, bouragh, bourich, bourie, bouroch, bourock, bourrachie, bowrock, burach, bùrach, burrach,
boorach [ˈbuːrəx, ˈbuːrɪç]
n. A small mound, a heap of stones. A heap or mass. A crowd, a group, a cluster. A humble dwelling, a hovel, a mess.
dim. boorachie, boorie NN.a. a small heap
v. To heap up, mass profusely. To crowd together.
blether-bus, blether-buss, boose, boosh, bous, boush, bouss, bus, bush, buss, bussack, bussock, bussuck,
boose [bus, buʃ]
also buss [bʌs]
n. The mouth, a pout or kiss. A sulky bad tempered expression
pl. bouses
v. To pout, to sulk.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
blether-buss: NN.a.: A chatterbox.
bussock: NN.a. A smack or thump.
Boraeus, Bossie,
Boraeus [ˈboːreəs, ˈbɔreəs]
n. The personal name Boraeus.
dim. Bossie

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