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bosh
1[ bosh ]
noun
- absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
bosh
2[ bosh ]
noun
Metallurgy.
- the section of a blast furnace between the hearth and the stack, having the form of a frustum of an inverted cone.
bosh
1/ ɒʃ /
noun
- informal.empty or meaningless talk or opinions; nonsense
bosh
2/ ɒʃ /
noun
- the lower tapering portion of a blast furnace, situated immediately above the air-inlet tuyères
- the deposit of siliceous material that occurs on the surfaces of vessels in which copper is refined
- a water tank for cooling glass-making tools, etc
- dialect.a kitchen sink or wash basin
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bosh1
1830–35; < Turkish ş empty; popularized from its use in the novel Ayesha (1834) by British author James J. Morier (1780–1849)
Origin of bosh2
1670–80; probably < German; akin to German ö to slope, öܲԲ slope, scarp
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bosh1
C19: from Turkish ş empty
Origin of bosh2
C17: probably from German; compare ö to slope, öܲԲ slope
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Example Sentences
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The government has decided not to bosh on with this immediately, and instead return to it after the Easter recess.
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“Oh, bosh,” she replied, “you looked quite different when I saw you before.”
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Think of all the Lean in 15 recipes you could bosh while that’s on in the background.
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‘Why, it’s absolute bosh from beginning to end.”
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He was also sore about the shoulders and had a burning ear, from making bosh shots at the quintain— for, of course, practice tilting was done without armour.
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