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bouet
noun
bou·et
\ˈbüə̇t\
Definition of bouet
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Scottish
: a small hand lantern
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Origin and Etymology of bouet
Middle English bowett, bowat, perhaps from Middle French boete box, from Old French boete, boite, boiste, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin buxita, irregular from Late Latin buxis
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