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Definition of Debosh
1. v. t. To debauch.
Definition of Debosh
1. Verb. (obsolete form of debauch) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Debosh
1. debauch [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: debauch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Debosh
Literary usage of Debosh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"Why thou debosh'd fish thou, was there ever a man a coward that hath drunk so
niuch sack aa I to-day ? He s quoted for a most perfidious slave, ..."
2. A Select Collection of Old Plays: In Twelve Volumes ; with Additional Notes by Isaac Reed, Robert Dodsley, Octavius Gilchrist, John Payne Collier (1825)
"... Luce; thou shalt find me In a Geneva band, that was reduc'd From an old
alderman's cuff; no more hair left Than will shackle a flea: this debosh'd 5 ..."
3. A Glossary of Obscure Words and Phrases in the Writings of Shakspeare and by Charles Mackay (1887)
"A most perfidious slave—and debosh'd. All's Well that Ends Well, act v. scene 3.
With such a natural discipline she destroy'd That ..."
4. A Glossary and Etymological Dictionary of Obsolete and Uncommon Words by William Toone (1832)
"With all the spots of the world tax'd and debosh'd. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS \VM.I..
With such a valiant discipline she ..."
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