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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BOSHACH, adj. Ill-shaped with out-turned feet. [′bɔʃəx]Crm., Avoch, Rs. 1914 T.S.D.C. I.:
“'E's a boshach-skeyter.” A contemptuous expression for a miserable misshapen creature.
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