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bosk

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bosk  (bsk)
n.
A small wooded area.
[Back-formation from bosky.]
bosk [bɒsk]
n
Literary a small wood of bushes and small trees
[variant of busk bush1]
Bosk, Bosquet, Bosket, Boscage a grove or plantation of shrubs or trees, 1737.
Examples: bosk of flowers, 1878; of holly, 1833; of laurel, 1833; of shrubs, 1737; of trees, 1737; of wildernesses, 1847.
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Noun1.bosk - a small wooded area
forest, woods, wood - the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area


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One notable example is a widely read study--written by medical sociologist Charles Bosk and published in the book titled Forgive and Remember: Managing Medical Failures (2)--documenting surgical error in the 1970s.
Beyond disclosure: seeking forgiveness by Purtilo, Ruth B. / Physical Therapy
Fifteen of these conversations are bound together in a book edited by Beth Robinson Bosk and titled The New Settler Interviews: Boogie at the Brink (Chelsea Green, $22.
Conversations on the fringe by Hightower, Eve / E
Charles Bosk, a sociologist from the University of Pennsylvania, once interviewed young doctors in a neurosurgery training program -- both those who succeeded and those who resigned or were dismissed (New Yorker, August 2, 1999).
Whose fault is it if students don't learn? by Parker, Dennis R. / Leadership
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