Bossie

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small bush. South-Africa

    "We went on a walking adventure to find a farm gate by a big tree, with a key under a stone next to a bossie but the bushes all looked the same and we couldn't find the key."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French.

Example

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"We went on a walking adventure to find a farm gate by a big tree, with a key under a stone next to a bossie but the bushes all looked the same and we couldn't find the key."

Etymology

Possibly a variant of French Bossu.

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