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Vinony

bossy

adjective

  1. domineering
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɔsi/ / /ˈbɑsi/ / /ˈbɒsi/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English boss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bossy From boss + -y.

  1. Ornamented with bosses; studded.

noun

Etymology: Diminutive of dialectal English boss + -y, as used in the term boss-calf (which, like buss-calf, is a variant form of boose-calf, a calf kept in a boose (“stall”)).

  1. A cow or calf.

    “A week before, while riding the prairies, Raidler had come upon a sick and weakling calf deserted and bawling. Without dismounting he had reached and slung the distressed bossy across his saddle, and dropped it at the ranch for the boys to attend to.”