bosker
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bosker
First recorded in 1905–10; of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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The stationmaster at Cook's Wall had built his "bosker hotel" at last, and had made it a store at which one could buy fruit, jam, sugar and various luxuries.
From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora
"I'm running up a bosker hotel soon's I can get a bit of weather-boarding and a few nails along," he said hopefully.
From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora
Well, he has a bosker farm, you see.
From Some Everyday Folk and Dawn by Franklin, Miles
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