boracic

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Mediaeval Latin borax (genitive boracis), itself via Arabic بورق (báuraq), from Persian بوره (būra).

[edit] Adjective

boracic (not comparable)

Positive
boracic

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) Of or relating to boron alias borax.
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[edit] Etymology 2

Short for boracic lint (skint).

[edit] Adjective

boracic (comparative more boracic, superlative most boracic)

Positive
boracic

Comparative
more boracic

Superlative
most boracic

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened form of boracic lint, for skint, penniless.
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[edit] References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
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