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boose.

A stall for an animal (usually a cow).

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/buːs//ˈbʉs/Northern-Ireland, Scotland
  1. A stall for an animal (usually a cow).

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English bose, boose, from Old English *bōs (attested in bōsih, bōsig (“cow-stall”)), from Proto-West Germanic *bans, from Proto-Germanic *bansaz, *bandsaz, *bandstiz (“stall”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”).

noun/buːz/
  1. Alternative spelling of booze.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bousen (verb) and bouse (noun).

verb/buːz/
  1. Alternative spelling of booze.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bousen (verb) and bouse (noun).

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