boosy

English

Etymology 1

Noun

boosy (plural boosies)

  1. Alternative form of boose (“animal's stall”).

Etymology 2

Adjective

boosy (comparative boosier, superlative boosiest)

  1. Archaic form of boozy.
    • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island:
      When did ever a gentleman o’ fortune show his stern to that much dollars for a boosy old seaman with a blue mug — and him dead too?

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