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† ˈbossive, a. Obs. rare. [f. boss n.1 + -ive (suggested perhaps by F. bossu hump-backed).] Crooked, deformed.
1658Osborn Adv. Son (1673) 47 Wives do worse than miscarry, that go their full time of a Fool with a Bossive birth. ― Jas. I Wks. 513 Here lies..Little Bossive Robin. |