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bois d'arc

[ boh dahrk ]

noun

Louisiana French.
plural bois d'arcs, bois d'arc.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bois d'arc1

1795–1805, Americanism; < Louisiana French: literally, bow wood
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The incident happened Thursday afternoon, when a 33-year-old man assaulted an 82-year-old woman inside a home in rural unincorporated Bois D’Arc about 15 miles northwest of Springfield, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

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The Dallas Morning News reports that construction of the Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir will begin in spring, northeast of Bonham.

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After steak and potatoes in Bois D’Arc, Missouri, we coasted 60 miles to spend the night in Joplin, on I44.

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The bois d'arc seems to be the characteristic growth of the black prairies.

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They were painted with vermilion, and carried bows of bois d'arc three feet long, and cow-skin quivers filled with arrows.

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