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Boswell

bos·well

UK/ˈbɒzˌwɛl/ US/ˈbɒz.wəl/ uncommon

noun

1.

Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)

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2.

a devoted admirer and recorder of another''s words and deeds

Origin

Scottish surname, from Norman, named after Beuzeville, from Beuze + -ville ("Bosi's farm"); first element from Old Norse Bosi, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz.

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