English Dictionary: bosh | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for bosh | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bosh \Bosh\, n. [Cf. G. posse joke, trifle; It. bozzo a rough stone, bozzetto a rough sketch, s-bozzo a rough draught, sketch.] Figure; outline; show. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bosh \Bosh\, n. [Turk.] Empty talk; contemptible nonsense; trash; humbug. [Colloq.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bosh \Bosh\, n.; pl. {Boshes}. [Cf. G. b[94]schung a slope.] 1. One of the sloping sides of the lower part of a blast furnace; also, one of the hollow iron or brick sides of the bed of a puddling or boiling furnace. 2. pl. The lower part of a blast furnace, which slopes inward, or the widest space at the top of this part. 3. In forging and smelting, a trough in which tools and ingots are cooled. |