boo, noun
- Origin:
- FrenchShow more Etymology dubious; perhaps adaptation of French beau beautiful.
obs., Ostrich-farming
tail. Usually in the plural.
c1881 A. Douglass Ostrich Farming 9111 Bdls 14 oz. white Boos; 4 Bdls 10 oz. femina Boos; 4 Bdls 6 oz. drab Boos.
1896 R. Wallace Farming Indust. of Cape Col. 235Boos of all kinds were in good demand, and generally 5s. per lb. higher...‘Boos’ is used to distinguish the short and stumpy tail feathers of both birds — white from the male and drab from the female.
tail. Usually in the plural.
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