boree

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/bɔˈɹi/

noun

Any of various species of wattle tree (genus Acacia), especially Acacia pendula and Acacia glaucescens.

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Meanings

boree1

nounboree (plural borees)

plural borees

  1. AustraliaAny of various species of wattle tree (genus Acacia), especially Acacia pendula and Acacia glaucescens.

boree2

nounboree (plural borees)

plural borees

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of bourrée.

    Dick could neatly dance a jig, ⁠But Tom was best at borees;

    c. 1728, Tom Mullinix and Dick, Jonathan Swift

boree3

nounboree (plural borees)

plural borees

  1. A person who is bored by another; the victim of a bore.

    The boree has been heard from frequently since the Renaissance, and his sentiments have undergone little change. The borer hasn't had much to say for himself.

    1896, Harry Persons Taber, Elbert Hubbard, The Philistine, volume 3, page 21
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    Rennie was an expert on boredom, having done a piece on it for Pandora's “Relationships” column in which she claimed that there were two people involved in boredom, not just one: the borer and the boree.

    2012, Margaret Atwood, Bodily Harm

Boree4

proper noun
  1. A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

boree · noun

  1. Gamilaraayburi
  2. Englishboree

From Gamilaraay buri.

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APA

boree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boree

MLA

“boree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boree. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boree.

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