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Webster 1913 Edition

Bossy

Boss′y

,

Adj.

Ornamented with bosses; studded.

Bos′sy

,

Noun.

[Dim. fr. Prov. E.

boss

in

boss-calf

,

buss-calf

, for

boose-calf

, prop., a calf kept in the stall. See 1st

.]

A cow or calf; – familiarly so called.

[U. S.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Bossy

BOSS'Y

,

Adj.

Containing a boss; ornamented with bosses.

His head reclining on his bossy shield.