bonxie

[ bongk-see ]

/ ˈbɒŋk si /

noun

skua(def 1).

Nearby words

bonus,
bonus army,
bonus baby,
bonus eventus,
bonus issue,
bony,
bony ankylosis,
bony bream,
bony fish,
bony labyrinth

Origin of bonxie

First recorded in 1765–75; of uncertain origin; final element is apparently -sy

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Examples from the Web for bonxie

They seem to be identical in species with the "skua," or "bonxie" of the Shetlands.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I|Karl Ritter von Scherzer

British Dictionary definitions for bonxie

bonxie

/ (ˈbɒŋksɪ) /

noun

(originally in Shetland) the great skuaSee skua

Word Origin for bonxie

C19: probably of Scandinavian origin: compare Norwegian bunke heap, something dumpy

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