Bosal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /boʊˈsæl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bosal is a noun meaning A type of noseband used on a horse.
Meaning
A type of noseband used on a horse.
More Meanings
- (uncommon) Alternative form of bozal or bossale (slave born in Africa and recently brought to a colony).
Example Sentences
At about the same time Christian Georg Andreas Oldendorp, a Moravian missionary in the Danish West Indies, recorded that some Kongos on the island performed "a certain type of baptism on the bosals [recently arrived slaves] who desire it."
Word Forms
- bosals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include noseband, browband, bradoon, bocal, bolo, swell.
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