bonavist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bonavist
First recorded in 1690–1700, bonavist is from the Italian word buonavista good sight. See bonus, vista
Example Sentences
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They was men from Green Bay, an’ Bonavist’, an’ the Exploits, an’ the South Coast, an’ a swarm o’ Irish from St. John’s; they was so many men on the pack, ecod! that you couldn’t call their names.
From Project Gutenberg
Bonavist’ Bay, says he, put in for rest: a seventy-tonner, put out on the favoring wind.
From Project Gutenberg
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