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Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
bōcan f pl
- Alternative form of bocum
References
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
boc + -an
Noun
bocan m (genitive singular bocain, plural bocanan)
- small buck
Etymology 2
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Noun
bocan m (genitive singular bocain, plural bocain)
- (tether-)stake
- crook(ed staff)
- hindrance
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “bocan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN