IMBOSK

Etymology

Verb

imbosk (third-person singular simple present imbosks, present participle imbosking, simple past and past participle imbosked)

(obsolete) To hide or conceal oneself

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Source: Wiktionary


Im*bosk", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbosked; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbosking.] Etym: [CF. It. imboscare to imbosk, imboscarsi to retire into a wood; pref. im- in + bosco wood. See Boscage, and cf. Ambush.]

Definition: To conceal, as in bushes; to hide. [Obs.] Shelton.

Im*bosk", v. i.

Definition: To be concealed. [R.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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