Bougar

//ˈbuːɡə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rafter or cross spar of a roof especially of a cottage. in-plural

Etymology

From Scots bougar, from Early Scots bougar, bouger, bowgar (“a cross-spar in a roof”), of obscure origin.

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bougar-stakesbougar-stick

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