Etymology

boyau

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Today it means: A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines. Full definition →

French boyau
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  1. French · borrowed fromboyau
  2. English todayboyau

Borrowed from French boyau. Doublet of bowel.

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