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1.
bōst
n.
117 quotations in 8 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A brag, a boast; boastful speech, bragging, self-praise; (b)
casten bost at
, be boastful toward (sb.), insult;
maken bost (of)
, brag (of, about);
more bost is
, etc., a pot of wine causes more…
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