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US
/ˈbɑzwɛɫ/
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NOUN
- a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds
- Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
How To Use Boswell In A Sentence
- Others will have to rely on acetaminophen or dietary supplements such as glucosamine, ginger, turmeric or boswellia.
- And when he is joined by Russell Barr as a Boswell who is a mixture of close companion, whipping-boy and assiduous note-taker, you feel you are eavesdropping on one of the great double-acts in literary history. A Dish of Tea With Dr Johnson – review
- I cannot pretend to do much, being but a shallow philologist; yet, since I received your last Number, I have lighted on a passage in that volume of "omnifarious information" Croker's _Boswell_, which will not be deemed inapplicable. Notes and Queries, Number 185, May 14, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
- Robbie Painter fed the loose ball to Paul Helliwell, but Boswell got a firm hand to his cross and deflected the ball away.
- The anecdote reached a peak of popularity at the end of the century, partly as a result of the influence of Boswell as a retailer of anecdotes.
- The study looked at using a concentrated extract of the Indian frankincense plant, Boswellia serrate, for osteoarthritis in the knee. Frankincense extract: A wise treatment for osteoarthritis?
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- When he was figuring at Boswell's dinner in Old Bond Street in the "ratteen suit lined with satin, and bloom-coloured silk breeches," the clothes belonged to his tailor, and remained unpaid till his death. Thrift
- A natural antiinflammatory, ashwagandha is also used to treat arthritis, usually in combination with other anti-inflammatories, such as boswellia see page 50. Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible
- Any one else, knowing the character and habits of Johnson, would have thought the same; and no one but Boswell would have supposed his office of bear-leader to the ursa major a thing to be envied. Oliver Goldsmith