BOIS DE VACHE

Meaning of BOIS DE VACHE in English

/bwah' deuh vash"/

dried buffalo dung, used as fuel by Canadian and U.S. fur trappers in the 18th and 19th centuries.

[ 1835-45, Amer.;

vache buffalo, F: cow) ]

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BOIS DE VACHE — ˌbwäd(ə)ˈvash noun Etymology: American French, literally, cow's wood : buffalo chips
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DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
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BOIS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bois de Boulogne coureur de bois Du Bois William Edward Burghardt François du Bois
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DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
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DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
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DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
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DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
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DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
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DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
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DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
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DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
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DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
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DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
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DE — De, de in English family names BrE AmE də
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DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
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BOIS — Bois BrE AmE bɔɪz —but in French place names bwɑː
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DE- — de- /diː, dɪ/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin de- 'from, down, away' and Latin dis- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE — DE written abbreviation for ↑ Delaware
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DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
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DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
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DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
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DE — rigueur [adjective] [after verb] - demanded by fashion, custom, etc.At the place where I work, smart suits are de rigueur …
Cambridge English vocab
DE — prep. or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOIS — Bois de Boulogne coureur de bois Du Bois William Edward Burghardt François du Bois
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VACHE — Sitting around doing nothing much in particular, kinda like chewing your cud. Example: What are you doing tonight? Eh, I'm …
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DE — Germany (Deutschland; Internet top level domain) For more possible definitions for DE , click here ©1988-2002, All Rights Reserved, AcronymFinder.com
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DE- — прист. 1) образует слова, обычно от глагольных основ, со значением 'производить действие, обратное тому, которое обозначено производной основой' to vitalize …
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DE — De
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DE — de facto лат. на деле, фактически, де-факто (противоп. de jure); the government de facto находящееся у власти правительство facto: facto: …
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BOIS — Bois
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BOIS — Bois
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DE — , dɪ , de _pref. 1> указывает на: а> отделение, лишение: defrock лишать духовного сана; degas дегазировать; б> плохое качество, …
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DE- — , dɪ- , de- прист. 1) ( образует слова, обычно от глагольных основ, со значением "производить действие, обратное тому, которое …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DE- — прист. 1) образует слова, обычно от глагольных основ, со значением 'производить действие, обратное тому, которое обозначено производной основой' to vitalize …
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DE — de facto лат. на деле, фактически, де-факто (противоп. de jure); the government de facto находящееся у власти правительство facto: facto: …
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BOIS — Bois
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BOIS — Bois
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COUREUR DE BOIS — noun (plural coureurs de bois) Etymology: Canadian French, literally, woods runner Date: 1700 a French or métis trapper of North …
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DU BOIS, W(ILLIAM) E(DWARD) B(URGHARDT) — born Feb. 23, 1868, Great Barrington, Mass., U.S. died Aug. 27, 1963, Accra, Ghana U.S. sociologist and civil-rights leader. He …
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COUREUR DE BOIS — (French; " wood runner ") French Canadian fur trader of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Most of the …
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DU BOIS-REYMOND PRINCIPLE — noun see du bois-reymond's law
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BOIS COTELETTE — noun see bois cotelet
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DU BOIS-REYMOND'S LAW — (ˈ)d(y)üb|wä]rāˈmōⁿz-, -ü|bȯi] noun or du bois-reymond principle Usage: usually capitalized D&B&R Etymology: after Emil du Bois-Reymond died 1896 German physiologist …
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BOIS DE ROSE OIL — noun : a colorless to yellow essential oil obtained from bois de rose and used in perfumery and as a …
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BOIS DE ROSE — ˌbwäd(ə)ˈrōz noun ( plural bois de roses -ōzə̇z ; or bois de rose like sing. ) Etymology: French, literally, rose …
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BOIS DE FER — ˌbwädəˈfa(a)(ə)r, bwätˈf-, -fe(ə)r noun ( plural bois de fers -rz ; or bois de fer like sing ) Etymology: Canadian …
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BOIS D'ARC — ˈbōˌdärk, -dȧk, -däk noun ( plural bois d'arcs -ks ; or bois d'arc like sing. ) Etymology: Louisiana French, literally, …
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BOIS COTELET — -ˌkōd. ə lˈā noun or bois co·te·lette -ˈet ( plural bois cotelets -ā(z) ; or bois cotelettes -et(s)) Etymology: French …
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BOIS D'ARC — /boh" dahrk'/ , pl. bois d'arcs, bois d'arc . Louisiana French. See Osage orange (def. 1). [ 1795-1805, Amer.; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOIS D'ARC — ˈbwä-, ˈbȯr- noun ( plural bois d'arcs or bois d'arc ) Etymology: American French, literally, bow wood Date: 1805 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUREUR DE BOIS — [cou.reur de bois] n, pl coureurs de bois [CanF, lit., woods runner] (1700): a French or metis trapper of No. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOIS D'ARC — [bois d'arc] n, pl bois d'arcs or bois d'arc [AmerF, lit., bow wood] (1805): osage orange; also: its wood
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DU BOIS, WILLIAM PNE — born May 9, 1916, Nutley, N.J., U.S. died Feb. 5, 1993, Nice, France in full William Pne Sherman du Bois …
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DU BOIS-REYMOND, EMIL HEINRICH — born Nov. 7, 1818, Berlin, Prussia died Dec. 26, 1896, Berlin, Ger. German founder of modern electrophysiology, known for his …
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DU BOIS, W E B — Additional reading Biographical and critical works include Arnold Rampersad, The Art and Imagination of W.E.B. Du Bois (1976, reissued 1990); …
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CHERCHER LA VACHE — From _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_; uttered by Python fans when someone unwanted or unliked is descending on them. …
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DU BOIS — ( William Edward Burghardt Du Bois 1868–1963) a US writer who helped to establish the NAACP . His books include …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
A LA VACHE — noun позиция мужчина сзади
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DU — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Madame du Barry Cange Charles du Fresne Lord du Île du Diable Du Bois …
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BOULOGNE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Baldwin of Boulogne {{link=Bois de Boulogne">Bois de Boulogne
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VACHETTE CLASP — (ˈ)va|shet- noun Etymology: vachette probably from French, cowhide leather (used for ligatures), literally, small cow, from vache cow + -ette …
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BODEWASH — ˈbōdˌwȯsh, -wäsh noun ( -es ) Etymology: by folk etymology from American French bois de vache — more at bois …
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