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bos

Pronunciation: /boːs/

“bos” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. an ox or cowstall
  2. a manger

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bans, from Proto-Germanic *bansaz. Cognate with Old Frisian bōs, Middle Low German bôs, Middle High German banse, Old Norse báss.

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