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bowce, bowse,
bowse [bʌus]
n. A shaking.
v. To swing out of a boat etc. To bounce.
n. A shaking.
v. To swing out of a boat etc. To bounce.
See bouse also
boosieman, boosie-man, boozy, bousieman, bouzy, bowsie, bowsieman, bowsie-man, bowssie, bowzie, bowzieman, bowzie-man,
bowsie [ˈbʌuzi, buːzi]
adj. Big, puffed up, corpulent.
n. A huge, misshapen, hairy monster invoked by foolish mothers and nurses to frighten obstinate and troublesome children.
adj. Big, puffed up, corpulent.
n. A huge, misshapen, hairy monster invoked by foolish mothers and nurses to frighten obstinate and troublesome children.
Compounds and phrases etc.
bowsie-man: WC. A bogeyman.
boosam, bousome, bowsome, bowsum, unbowsome,
bowsome [ˈbʌusəm]
adj. Obedient, willing, obliging, amiable, buxom, handsome, pleasant.
adj. Obedient, willing, obliging, amiable, buxom, handsome, pleasant.
Compounds and phrases etc.
unbowsome: adj. Stiff, unable to bend, intractable, disobedient.
bab_at_the_bouster, bab_at_the_bowster, babbity, babbity_bowster, booster, booster, boulster, boulster, bouster, bouster, bowster,
bowster [ˈbʌustər]
also bouster [I.Sh. ˈbustər]
n. A bolster. A pillow.
v. To bolster.
also bouster [I.Sh. ˈbustər]
n. A bolster. A pillow.
v. To bolster.
Compounds and phrases etc.
bab at the bowster: A dance.
boisterous, boust$rous, bousterous, bowsterous, bowstrous,
bowsterous [ˈbʌust(ə)rəs]
adj. Boisterous, fierce, rowdy.
adj. Boisterous, fierce, rowdy.
boot, boult, bout, bowlt, bowlted, bowt, bowte, bowtit,
bowt [bʌut]
n. A bolt or shaft. A sudden spring, forcible action.
v. To spring, rise with hasty movement. Of liquid: to well up.
pt. pp. bowtit
n. A bolt or shaft. A sudden spring, forcible action.
v. To spring, rise with hasty movement. Of liquid: to well up.
pt. pp. bowtit
boax, boaxie, boaxin, bocks, box, boxie, boxin, boxwid, boxy,
box [bɔks, boks]
n. A box.
dim. boxie
n. A box.
dim. boxie
Compounds and phrases etc.
boxin [ˈbɔksɪn, ˈboksɪn]: Boxing, wainscoating.
boxwid: Boxwood Buxus sempervirens.
in the same box: In the same situation or position.
boxwid: Boxwood Buxus sempervirens.
in the same box: In the same situation or position.
b$y, b$ys, beuy, beuys, bhoy, bhoys, biy, biyagie, biygie, biys, boay, boays, boy, boyach, boyagie, boygie, boykie, boyoch, boys, buey, bueys, buiy, buiys, buoy, buoys,
boy [boi]
n. A boy, also applied to a man, an apprentice.
dim. MN. boyoch, NN.b. boyagie
pl. boys
n. A boy, also applied to a man, an apprentice.
dim. MN. boyoch, NN.b. boyagie
pl. boys
Compounds and phrases etc.
boys oh boys: U. A mild exclamation of amazement or surprise. See also boys oh dear.
the boy: A term of commendation and praise.
the boy: A term of commendation and praise.
boytach, boytoch,
boytach [ˈboitəx]
n. A bunch or bundle.
n. A bunch or bundle.
brace,
brace [bres, brɛs]
n. A band of stonework or wood etc. used to support a structure. A fireplace, a mantelpiece, mantleshelf, a chimney made of straw and clay. A guard for the wrist, a strap, thong belt.
pl. braces
n. A band of stonework or wood etc. used to support a structure. A fireplace, a mantelpiece, mantleshelf, a chimney made of straw and clay. A guard for the wrist, a strap, thong belt.
pl. braces