Dictionary
bokken
Meaning
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- to buck, said of a quadruped, e.g. a horse: to leap upward while arching its back
- to react to opposition or adversity grumpily and capriciously, like a crossed spoiled child
- to tell off, to scold, to rebuke
Hyphenated as
bok‧ken
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɔkə(n)/
Etymology
From bok + -en.
bok
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- male goat, billy
- buck, horse or pony; strong contraption on legs, resembling a mount
- buck, horse or pony; strong contraption on legs, resembling a mount
- buck, horse or pony; strong contraption on legs, resembling a mount
- box, perch (driver's seat on a carriage)
- job case, type case
- churl, grouch
- oaf, bumpkin
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