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adj
Alternative letter-case form of bozal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable
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adj
Of a slave, recently brought to a colony from Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of bozal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
A (black) slave recently brought to a (European, especially Spanish) colony from Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Alternative form of bosal (“noseband on a horse”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncommon
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History
From Spanish bozal (“recently-imported slave; noseband”). Doublet of bossale and bosal.
