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Definition: BOYAU

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Boyau" is a common misspelling or typo for: beau, boa, bayou, boyar.

Date "Boyau" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Boyau \Boy"au\, noun; plural Boyaux or Boyaus. [French expression boyau gut, long and narrow place, and (of trenches) branch. See Bowel.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: BOYAU

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] boy'o. In fortification, a ditch covered with a parapet, serving as a communication between two trenches. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

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Maurice Boyau 3     Maurice Boyau 3

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