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bosh1 definition

bosh (bäs̸h)

noun, interjection

Informal nonsense

Etymology: Turk, empty

bosh2 definition

bosh (bäs̸h)

noun

  1. the lower part of the shaft of a blast furnace, where the walls begin to slope
  2. a trough used in forging and smelting for cooling hot metal

Etymology: < ? Ger böschung, slope

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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