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Posser vs Bosser - What's the difference?

posser | bosser |

As nouns the difference between posser and bosser

is that posser is (archaic) a tool used for the act of possing usually in the form of a circular plate with holes in it, with a handle perpendicularly attached to the center of the plate while bosser is water.

posser

English

Noun

(wikipedia posser) (en noun)
  • (archaic) A tool used for the act of possing. Usually in the form of a circular plate with holes in it, with a handle perpendicularly attached to the center of the plate.
  • (archaic) One who posses.

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    bosser

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) A large marble.
  • * 1953 , Arthur Beckett, The Sussex County Magazine (volume 27, page 60)
    • the ultimate winner is the man with the greatest number of marbles when play comes to an end. The games at Battle at the present time are played with glass marbles and locally made “bossers ” of concrete.
  • * 1997 , Iona Archibald Opie, ?Peter Opie, Children's games with things (page 54)
    • Modern children, having only machine-made glass marbles, are restricted to names describing their size, or the names under which they are sold, or fanciful names of their own inventing. Thus big marbles are big 'uns, bossers , bulls or bullies
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