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bois d'arc
[ boh dahrk ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bois d'arc1
1795–1805, Americanism; < Louisiana French: literally, bow wood
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Example Sentences
The aborigines made bows and arrows of it, whence the name Bois D'Arc.
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Pecanier and bois d'arc came with many other French names with the Acadians to Louisiana.
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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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She wants to know if she shall send them around on Bois d'arc or keep them 'til you return.
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