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Webster 1913 Edition


boson

bo′son

(bō′s’n)
,
Noun.
See
Boatswain
.
[Obs.]
[Also spelled
bosun
.]
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition


Boson

BO'SON

,
Noun.
A boatswain; a popular, but corrupt pronunciation.
The merry bosom.