noun
( literary ) a very good friend
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: boon from Old French bon , from Latin bonus good. The early literal sense was good fellow , originally denoting a drinking companion.
noun
( literary ) a very good friend
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: boon from Old French bon , from Latin bonus good. The early literal sense was good fellow , originally denoting a drinking companion.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005