bossy
adjective
given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering.
bossies
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pluralof bossy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Therefore, my baasjes, Outa cooks bossies from the veld to rub on—buchu and kookamakranka and karroo bossies.
From Outa Karel's Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales by Sanni Metelerkamp
She went with him out to the barn, and she cried over the bossies and the horses, and said good-by to them under her breath, so that her father might not hear.
From Rose of Dutcher's Coolly by Hamlin Garland
If it does," called Weary, who was branding—with a stamp—not far away, "if it does, Happy, we'll pack the bossies into the cook-tent and make Patsy heat the irons in the stove.
From The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories by B. M. Bower
Still, in spite of cheeses, beehives, bossies, and kittens, I had many lonesome hours, and sometimes cried after I went to bed.
From Aunt Madge's Story by Sophie May
That’s why I’m not at some round-up; all my bossies right at home.
From Stepsons of Light by Eugene Manlove Rhodes
