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bosthoon

/ (ˈbɒsduːn) /

noun

Irish a boor

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Word Origin for bosthoon

C19: from Irish Gaelic bastún, from Old French baston penis

Words nearby bosthoon

bossism, bossman, boss screen, Bossuet, bossy, bosthoon, Boston, Boston bag, Boston baked beans, Boston bluefish, Boston brown bread
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Example sentences from the Web for bosthoon

  • Don't you know the differ, Sir, between a threat an' a warnin', you bosthoon?'

    The House by the Church-Yard|J. Sheridan Le Fanu

  • "Blackmoor was an ass; but maybe he was as great a bosthoon in physic as in poetry," rejoined Billy, promptly.

    The Fortunes Of Glencore|Charles James Lever

  • Some Tipperary bosthoon endangering the lives of the citizens.

    Ulysses|James Joyce

  • An ye'll all get the like o' that, every bosthoon among yez, av ye get Home Rule.

    Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)