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  • bottle
    [cf. GLASS BOTTLE idem and Haitian bouay (lit. bottle) idem HCEFD] n. broken glass: Bring Julie back before 'e get
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  • bother
    [OED, to annoy (a person)] v. to tamper with (a thing): The children used to bother this door so much
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  • Boston
    (Eleu.), go Boston (Gen.) [OED, a game at cards, allied to whist, named after the siege of Boston] v. phr.
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  • boss lady
    (Gen.); boss missus /bohs mísaz/ (Andros); Miss Boss (Nassau) [cf. BOSSMAN] n. 1. term of address to one's female employer.  2.
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  • boss, bossman
    [Car.; cf. SA baas master, sir "mode of address usu. by non-whites to the master or employer ... from Dutch
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  • boss
    [Car.; cf. Sra. basi excellent (Dillard 1976:34); from supremacy of the boss?] adj. excellent: 1978 Man, dat was a boss
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  • borry
    [also US dial. Gen., Black ADD] v. to borrow: We couldn't find we scrubber so we borry Con Nelly own
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  • born
     /bohn/ [Atlantic; from past participle born] v. 1. to be born: Chillun borning (Brown 32). (Black) 2. [US dial. South
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  • bosen
    See BOASSIN.
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  • bosen
    See BOASSIN.
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