ˈbüə̇t noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bowett, bowat, perhaps from Middle French boete box, from Old French boete, boite, boiste, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin buxita, irregular from Late Latin buxis — more at box
Scotland : a small hand lantern
ˈbüə̇t noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bowett, bowat, perhaps from Middle French boete box, from Old French boete, boite, boiste, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin buxita, irregular from Late Latin buxis — more at box
Scotland : a small hand lantern
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012