/booh"meuh rang'/ , n.
1. a bent or curved piece of tough wood used by the Australian Aborigines as a throwing club, one form of which can be thrown so as to return to the thrower.
2. something, as a scheme or argument, that does injury to the originator.
3. Theat.
a. a mobile platform, adjustable to different levels, for painting scenery.
b. a batten, usually suspended vertically in the wings, for holding lighting units.
v.i.
4. to come back or return, as a boomerang.
5. to cause harm to the originator; backfire.
[ 1820-30; bumarin y ]