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Boer [bʊə ˈbəʊə bɔː] n & adj
(Historical Terms) (Social Science / Peoples) a. a descendant of any of the Dutch or Huguenot colonists who settled in South Africa, mainly in Cape Colony, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal b. (as modifier) a Boer farm [from Dutch Boer; see boor] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations Boer [ˈbʊəʳ] n & adj → boero/a Boer [ˈbʊəʳ] n & adj → boero/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I thought so--and an hour's ride from your farm lives a Boer with four fingers only on his right hand. A little longer, and the shaggy Boer was in our midst upon his shaggy pony, with a half-scared, half-incredulous look in his deep-set eyes. - but after all, I was never really in danger, except the time when I carried the despatches for the colonel and rode straight into a Boer ambush. |
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