English Explanatory Dictionary

boose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stall for an animal (usually a cow).
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of booze.
verb
  1. Alternative spelling of booze.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/buːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boose.wav /ˈbʉs/ /buːz/

Word forms

boose booses boosy boosey boosing boosed

Etymology

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”).

Derived words

booser
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