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(1):

(n.) A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.

(2):

(n.) Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.

(3):

(n.) The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.

(4):

(n.) A swage or die used for shaping metals.

(5):

(n.) A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus.

(6):

(n.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.

(7):

(n.) A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.

(8):

(v. t.) To ornament with bosses; to stud.

(9):

(n.) A head or reservoir of water.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Boss'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/boss.html. 1828.
 
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