ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Boughten

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbɔːtən/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Boughten is an adjective meaning (rare, archaic or dialectal, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade), storebought.

Meaning

(rare, archaic or dialectal, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade), storebought.

More Meanings

  1. (rare, archaic or dialectal, chiefly US) past participle of buy

Example Sentences

Is that a boughten chair?
He has boughten that brand of cereal before.
Lumber has been boughten for the sawhorse table. Woo!
“Well, it’s nothin’ at all in the world,” said she, “only I strongly expect Miss Niles drinks boughten tea, and if I knew she did, I’d never set my foot in her house again.”

Synonyms for boughten

Depending on context, synonyms include store, store-bought.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include store-bought, store, store-boughten, birken, wold, storeyed.

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