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bosh
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absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
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Origin:
1830–35;
<
Turkish
boş
empty; popularized from its use in the novel
Ayesha
(1834) by British author James J. Morier (1780–1849)
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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bosh
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noun
Metallurgy
.
the section of a blast furnace between the hearth and the stack, having the form of a frustum of an inverted cone.
Origin:
1670–80;
probably <
German;
akin to
German
böschen
to slope,
Böschung
slope, scarp
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bosh
1
(bɒʃ)
—
n
informal
empty or meaningless talk or opinions; nonsense
[C19: from Turkish
boş
empty]
bosh
2
(bɒʃ)
—
n
1.
the lower tapering portion of a blast furnace, situated immediately above the air-inlet tuyères
2.
the deposit of siliceous material that occurs on the surfaces of vessels in which copper is refined
3.
a water tank for cooling glass-making tools, etc
4.
dialect
(
South Wales
) a kitchen sink or wash basin
[C17: probably from German; compare
böschen
to slope,
Böschung
slope]
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Word Origin & History
bosh
"empty talk, nonsense," 1834, from Turkish, lit. "empty." Introduced in "Ayesha," popular romance novel by J.J. Morier (1780-1849).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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