n. [ Cf. G. posse joke, trifle; It. bozzo a rough stone, bozzetto a rough sketch, s-bozzo a rough draught, sketch. ] Figure; outline; show. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Turk. ] Empty talk; contemptible nonsense; trash; humbug. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Boshes [ Cf. G. böschung a slope. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One of the sloping sides of the lower part of a blast furnace; also, one of the hollow iron or brick sides of the bed of a puddling or boiling furnace. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. The lower part of a blast furnace, which slopes inward, or the widest space at the top of this part. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In forging and smelting, a trough in which tools and ingots are cooled. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ D. bosch wood + bok buck. ] (Zool.) A kind of antelope. See Bush buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ D. bosch wood + varken pig. ] (Zool.) The bush hog. See under Bush, a thicket. [ 1913 Webster ]