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1.
bọ̄th
n.
37 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A stall at a market or fair, a merchant's shop; ?also, house of prostitution [L meritorium]; (b) a temporary dwelling, arbor of branches, tent, hut; also a poor dwelling, a hovel; (c) in personal…
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bōde-wǒrd
n.
Additional spellings:
bodeword
30 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A commandment (of God);
the bode-word(es
, the (ten) Commandments;
forbeden bode-word
, impose a prohibition; (b) a command or edict.
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