boskinessn.
/ˈbɒskɪnɪs/ The quality of being bosky.
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boskiness1844
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1844 W. H. Maxwell Wanderings in Highlands & Islands I. iv. 106 Tangled..boskiness.
c1860 Imperial Gaz. Scotl. I. 222.
1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home I. 68 A shadowy, secluded grove, with winding paths among its boskiness.
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