bonxie

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  • Joseph recognized it, however; it was a bonxie, a skua, the seagull-like bird from which this island had taken its name. —  F ;SF - vol 101 issue 02 - August 2001
 

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  1. English dial.; perhaps connected with dial. bonx, beat up batter for puddings; origin unknown.
 

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