Boon work — Extra work done by villeins for the *lord of the *manor e.g. at harvest and haymaking. The Latin word was *precarium. The days on which such work was done were known as boon days ; the lord would provide food, of a type fixed by custom. Meat,… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
boon´dog´gler — boon|dog|gle «BOON DOG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. U.S. Informal. –v.i. to do useless work. –n. a worthless work or product. ╂[American English; origin uncertain] –boon´dog´gler, noun … Useful english dictionary
boon|dog|gle — «BOON DOG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. U.S. Informal. –v.i. to do useless work. –n. a worthless work or product. ╂[American English; origin uncertain] –boon´dog´gler, noun … Useful english dictionary
Boon (TV series) — Infobox British television show name = Boon caption = Opening title sequence format = Drama runtime = 60 minutes creator = Jim Hill Bill Stair starring = Michael Elphick, David Daker, Rachel Davies, Neil Morrissey, Lesley Anne Sharpe, Amanda… … Wikipedia
Boon, Alan Wheatley — ▪ 2001 British book editor (b. Sept. 28, 1913, London, Eng. d. July 29, 2000, Leicester, Eng.), built Mills & Boon, a small family publishing house cofounded by his father in 1909, into a byword for the genre of formulaic romantic novels… … Universalium
boon — 1) to boon or buen, to do service to another as a landlord. N. 2) a gratuitous day s work. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
boon-days — days when statute work on the high ways is performed. York … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
Louis Paul Boon — (15 March 1912 10 May 1979) was a Flemish journalist and novelist who is considered one of the major 20th century writers in the Dutch language. He forsook the literary Dutch of the Netherlands for regional Belgian Dutch words and expressions… … Wikipedia
Aw Boon Par — (zh cp|c=胡文豹|p=Hú Wénbào; 1888 – 1944) was a Burmese Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for introducing Tiger Balm, together with his brother Aw Boon Haw. His family was of Hakka descent and his ancestors were from Yongding County … Wikipedia
D. Boon and Friends — Compilation album by D. Boon Released August 5, 2003 … Wikipedia
