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bosk
[bosk]
/bɒsk/
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noun
1.
a small wood or thicket, especially of bushes.
Origin of
bosk
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Middle English
Old Norse
1250-1300
1250-1300;
Middle English
boske,
variant of
busk(e
) <
Old Norse
buskr
bush
1
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British Dictionary definitions for
bosk
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bosk
/
bɒsk
/
noun
1.
(
literary
) a small wood of bushes and small trees
Word Origin
C13: variant of
busk
bush
1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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