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boughten

[bawt-n]

adjective

Nonstandard: Northern and North Midland U.S.
  1. store-bought.



boughten

/ ˈbɔːtən /

adjective

  1. a dialect word for bought

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boughten1

First recorded in 1785–95; bought + -en 3
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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“But the College could’ve boughten her at any time after she showed: seven months, eight, nine. Any.”

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My other comment is that the use of boughten mayonnaise is a sin in true Southern chicken salad.

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Here was a girl who had not even a single “boughten” dollie.

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Through months of toil she had at last acquired the few dollars necessary to buy the present, and something “boughten” at that moment had a tremendous value.

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"Young ladies are not wont to take from their bosoms a boughten trinket, and slyly kiss it a hundred times a day, and—" "Grace, Grace!" cried Kate, attempting to stop her saucy speech.

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