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
- (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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