boracic

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English

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin borax (genitive boracis), itself via Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq), from Persian بوره (bura).

Adjective

boracic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or impregnated with borax.
  2. (dated, inorganic chemistry) Synonym of boric.
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Etymology 2

Shortened from boracic lint (skint).

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Adjective

boracic (comparative more boracic, superlative most boracic)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) penniless
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References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

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