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<hw>Boist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>boiste</ets>, F. <ets>bo\'8cte</ets>, from the same root as E. <ets>box</ets>.]</ety> <def>A box.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Boisterous</h1> <Xpage=163>

<hw>Bois"ter*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>boistous</ets>; of uncertain origin; cf. W. <ets>bwyst</ets> wild, savage, wildness, ferocity, <ets>bwystus</ets> ferocious.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Boisterous</i> sword." "<i>Boisterous</i> hand."

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Exhibiting tumultuous violence and fury; acting with noisy turbulence; violent; rough; stormy.</def>

<blockquote>The waters swell before a <b>boisterous</b> storm. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The brute and <b>boisterous</b> force of violent men. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Noisy; rough; turbulent; <as>as, <ex>boisterous</ex> mirth; <ex>boisterous</ex> behavior.</as></def>

<blockquote>I like not that loud, <b>boisterous</b> man. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Vehement; excessive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>The heat becomes too powerful and <b>boisterous</b> for them. <i>Woodward.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Loud; roaring; violent; stormy; turbulent; furious; tumultuous; noisy; impetuous; vehement.</syn>

<h1>Boisterously</h1> <Xpage=163>

<hw>Bois"ter*ous*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a boisterous manner.</def>

<h1>Boisterousness</h1> <Xpage=163>

<hw>Bois"ter*ous*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or quality of being boisterous; turbulence; disorder; tumultuousness.</def>

<h1>Boistous</h1> <Xpage=163>

<hw>Bois"tous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Chaucer</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>Bois"tous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Bois"tous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms> <i>Chaucer</i>.

<h1>Bojanus organ</h1> <Xpage=163>

<hw>Bo*ja"nus or"gan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[From <ets>Bojanus</ets>, the discoverer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A glandular organ of bivalve mollusca, serving in part as a kidney.</def>

<h1>Bokadam</h1> <Xpage=163>

<hw>Bo"ka*dam`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cerberus</er>.</def>

<h1>Boke</h1> <Xpage=163>

<hw>Boke</hw>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <def>To poke; to thrust.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial.]</mark>

<h1>Bolar</h1> <Xpage=163>

<hw>Bo"lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Bole</er> clay.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and qualities of bole; clayey.</def>

<h1>Bolas</h1> <Xpage=163>

<hw>Bo"las</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. sing. & pl.</tt> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather cord; -- used by the Gauchos of South America, and others, for hurling at and entangling an animal.</def>