n. [ Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble. ] The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel. bōn; akin to Sw. & Dan. bän, AS. bēn, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus. √86. See 2d Ban, Bounty. ]
For which to God he made so many an idle boon. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above. James i. 17 (Rev. Ver. ). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. bon. See Boon, n. ]
Which . . . Nature boon
Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
A boon companion, loving his bottle. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a remote and undeveloped area; -- sometimes used deprecatingly.
v.
v. to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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