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Bogie vs Bowie - What's the difference?

bogie | bowie |

As nouns the difference between bogie and bowie

is that bogie is (rail|british|australia|new zealand|canada) structure with axles and wheels under a railway carriage or locomotive, called railroad truck in us english also used under semitrailers, and lorries with more than one rear axle while bowie is a bowie knife.

bogie

English

Alternative forms

* bogey * bogy

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rail, British, Australia, New Zealand, Canada) Structure with axles and wheels under a railway carriage or locomotive, called railroad truck in US English. Also used under semitrailers, and lorries with more than one rear axle.
  • (Indian English) Railway carriage
  • .
  • (military) An aircraft of unknown friend/foe status. (compare bandit)
  • (golf) A score one stroke higher than par on any one hole.
  • (music) A toy similar to a violin bow, consisting of a wooden stick with notches along one or more sides or edges to produce a rattly noise when kratzed (stroked) against a hard edge, lip of container etc.
  • A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril.
  • (Ulster Scots) .

    • bowie

    Translingual

    Proper noun

    (mul-proper noun)
  • A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist James Bowie (1789-1869).

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    * Author query of the International Plant Names Index ----