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noun

Boss n. (pl. bosses)

Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.

A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus.

(Arch.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.

A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.

(Mech.)

(a)

The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.

(b)

A swage or die used for shaping metals.

A head or reservoir of water. (Obs.)

Boss n. A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator. (Slang, U. S.)

verb

Boss v. t. (past & past part. bossed; pres. part. bossing) To ornament with bosses; to stud.

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"Boss" Quotes from Famous Books

... then, for The Oracle to take the present case under his wing. He used his influence with the boss to get the Mystery on "picking up," and studied him in spare time, and did his best to assist the poor hushed memory, which nothing the men could say or do seemed able to push further back than the day on which the stranger "kind o' woke up" on the plain, and found a swag beside ...

— While the Billy Boils • Henry Lawson

... Mr. Conway, the boss, that he was a charlatan; that he was running a yellow sheet; that he had the ethics of a hyena; that he was pandering to the worst passions of the ignorant mob and ...

— Death Points a Finger • Will Levinrew

... lad as he was being mustered out, on being asked what train he was going to take for home: "Boss, I ain't gonna take no train. I lives two hundred miles away, and I'se gonna run the first eighteen, just to make sure they don't change their minds ...

— More Toasts • Marion Dix Mosher

... found myself wondering if it were a Chinese feature story. Finally I threw myself on his mercy and told him to select what he chose. As I left the composing-room I heard him say to one of the printers: "That's what comes of the boss hiring a ...

— How To Write Special Feature Articles • Willard Grosvenor Bleyer

... laugh—it's only your mother!" she exclaimed indignantly, when she saw Jack's eyes go shut and Gene's mouth pucker into a tight knot. "But I'll have you to know I'm boss of this ranch when your father's gone, and if there's any more of that kid foolishness to-day—laying behind a currant bush and shooting COFFEE-POTS!—I'll thrash the fellow that starts it! It isn't the kind of fighting I'VE ...

— Good Indian • B. M. Bower

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