bosk

[ bosk ]

noun

1. a small wood or thicket, especially of bushes.

bosk

/ bɒsk /

noun

1. literary.
   a small wood of bushes and small trees

Word History and Origins

Origin of bosk¹

1250–1300; Middle English boske, variant of busk ( e ) < Old Norse buskr bush ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of bosk¹

C13: variant of busk bush ¹

Related Words

• clump
• underbrush