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bosker

American

[bos-ker] / ˈbɒs kər /

adjective

Australian Slang.

very good; excellent.

Etymology

Origin of bosker

First recorded in 1905–10; of obscure origin

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bosker

"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 M. Leonora Eyles

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 M. Leonora Eyles

Well, he has a bosker farm, you see.

From Some Everyday Folk and Dawn by Miles Franklin

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