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Boer War, the(dictionary)
Boer(dictionary)
bate(medicine)
bate(1)(dictionary)
bate(2)(dictionary)
bate(3)(dictionary)
bate(4)(dictionary)
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bate(2) (iou) and Boer (iou)


bate(2) (iou)



bate noun2. Long dial. LME.
[from BATE verb2.]
Deduction; diminution; discount.

Boer (iou)



Boer noun & adjective. M19.
[Dutch boer farmer: cf. BOOR.]
A. noun. A South African of Dutch descent, an Afrikaner; Hist. an early Dutch inhabitant of the Cape. Cf. BOOR 1b. M19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of, made by, or typical of Boers. L19.
Boer War: between Britain and the Boer Republics in South Africa 1880-1 and (esp.) 1899-1902.