bamboo partridge (bambopar "trij)

member of the genus Bambusicola. bamboo-rat (bam-böʻrat), n. A species of rodent animal of the size of a rabbit, belonging to the genus Rhizomys, found in Malacca. bamboozle (bam-böʻzl), v.; pret. and pp. bam boozled, ppr. bamboozling. [Mentioned by Swift in 1710 among "certain words invented by some pretty fellows, such as banter, bamboozle, country put,. some of which are now struggling for the vogue" (Tatler, No. 230); appar. a slang word, of no definite origin, connected with (prob. abbreviated to) bamb, bam, which appears a little later: see bam. Cf. Sc. bombaze, bumbaze, confuse, stupefy, bazed, based, bas it, confused, stupid.] I. trans. 1. To hoax; deceive; trick; impose upon. .. IMG:content-1606.png:[blocks in formation] another. There are a set of fellows they call banterers and bam boozlers, that play such tricks. Arbuthnot , John Bull (1755), p. 58. bambosh (bam'bosh), n. [ bam + bosh , prob. with ref. to bamboozle .] Humbug. [Slang.]