BOOSE

Etymology 1

Noun

boose (plural booses)

(dialect) A stall for an animal (usually a cow).

Etymology 2

Noun

boose

Alternative spelling of booze

Verb

boose (third-person singular simple present booses, present participle boosing, simple past and past participle boosed)

Alternative spelling of booze

Anagrams

• Booes, OOBEs, oboes

Proper noun

Boose (plural Booses)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boose is the 12212nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2550 individuals. Boose is most common among White (53.45%) and Black/African American (40.24%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Booes, OOBEs, oboes

Source: Wiktionary


Boose, n. Etym: [AS. bos, bosig; akin to Icel. bass, Sw. bås, Dan. baas, stall, G. banse, Goth. bansts barn, Skr. bhasas stall. *252.]

Definition: A stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Boose, v. i.

Definition: To drink excessively. See Booze.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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