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 Bossum.Bot’anomancy. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Bostal
 
or Borstall. A narrow roadway up the steep ascent of hills or downs. (Anglo-Saxon biorh, a hill; stigelë, a rising path; our stile.)   1
 


 Bossum.Bot’anomancy. 

 
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