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bos.

palm of the hand

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbˠɞsˠ/Ulster/ˈbˠɔsˠ/Ulster
  1. palm of the hand

    feminine
  2. the flattened, curved end of a hurley

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish bas, bos (“palm”), from Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”) (compare Breton boz (“hollow of the hand”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷosto-, *gʷosdʰo- (“branch”).

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