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Definition of Boffins
1. boffin [n] - See also: boffin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boffins
Literary usage of Boffins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1908)
"Here Mrs. Wilfer burst into tears. " I hate the boffins! " protested Miss Lavinia.
" I don't care who objects to their being called the boffins. ..."
2. Three Freshmen: Ruth, Fran and Nathalie by Jessie Anderson Chase (1898)
"... CHAPTER XI THE boffins AT HOMEWOOD Awhile to work, and after, holiday.
—Shakespeare. NATHALIE was warmly welcomed into the Chittenden circles. ..."
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