BOMA

Etymology

Noun

boma (plural bomas)

An enclosure usually made of thorn bushes, and latterly of steel fencing, for protection from marauders.

A stockade made of bushes and thorns.

A hide.

A hut.

(East African) A military or police post or magistracy.

A type of fertilizer rich in animal dung.

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A method of composting.

Anagrams

• MOAB, MOBA, Mabo, Moab, ambo, moAb

Source: Wiktionary



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