bosthoon
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of bosthoon
C19: from Irish Gaelic bastún , from Old French baston penis
Example Sentences
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A big bosthoon he is indeed, your honor.
From O'Flaherty V.C. : a recruiting pamphlet by Bernard Shaw
"But indeed," she said, "if anythin' had took you, we'd ha' been in no hurry ever to set eyes on the other unlucky bosthoon."
From Strangers at Lisconnel by Jane Barlow
No, I won't," she replied; "no, I won't, you bosthoon, whoever you are.
From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
Here he slackened his pace as we passed a small bosthoon driving a donkey, to call out facetiously, "Be good to your little brother, achree!"
From Penelope's Irish Experiences by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
"Then it's the quare woman she must be, bedad," said Matt, "unless it's yourself's the quare bosthoon on her entirely, and maybe that's liker;" a rejoinder which brought on a renewal of hostilities.
From Strangers at Lisconnel by Jane Barlow
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