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boss


Main Entry: 1boss
Pronunciation: \ˈbäs, ˈbs\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English boce, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia
Date: 14th century

1 a : a protuberant part or body <a boss of granite> <a boss on an animal's horn> b : a raised ornamentation : stud c : an ornamental projecting block used in architecture
2 : a soft pad used in ceramics and glassmaking
3 : the hub of a propeller


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