Boswell
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Boswell
- A Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France.
- James Boswell, biographer of Samuel Johnson.
Noun [edit]
Boswell (plural Boswells)
- A devoted admirer and recorder of a person's words and deeds.
- 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, 'A Scandal in Bohemia':
- "I think that I had better go, Holmes."//"Not a bit, Doctor. Stay where you are. I am lost without my Boswell. And this promises to be interesting. It would be a pity to miss it."
- 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, 'A Scandal in Bohemia':
