See also: bòcan and bočan

Old English

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Noun

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bōcan f pl

  1. Alternative form of bocum

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bocan m animal

  1. (dialectal) stork (wading bird)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bocian

Declension

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Further reading

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  • bocan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology 1

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boc +‎ -an

Noun

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bocan m (genitive singular bocain, plural bocanan)

  1. small buck

Etymology 2

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Noun

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bocan m (genitive singular bocain, plural bocain)

  1. (tether-)stake
  2. crook(ed staff)
  3. hindrance

References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bocan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN