boiobi

See bojobi. bois (F. pron. bwo), n. [F., wood, timber, a wood, forest, are, bow.] See bodark, bow - wood, and Maclura. boisbrûlé (F. pron. bwo-brö-lā'), n. [Canadian F., F. bois, wood, + brûlé, pp. of brûter, burn, scorch.] Literally, burnt-wood: a name formerly given to a Canadian half-breed. bois-chêne (F. pron. bwo-shan'), n. [F., oakwood: bois, wood (see bois ); chêne, oak, bois-durci (F. pron. bwo-dür-sē'), n. [F.: bois, wood (see bois ); durci, hardened, pp. of durcir, boi eau (F. pron. bwo-sō'), n.; pl. boi eaux (-sōz'). [F.: see bushell.] An old French dry measure, corresponding in name to the English bushel, but much smaller in capacity. The Paris boi eau is now reckoned at 124 liters (one eighth of a hectoliter), or about 20 gallons, which is a slight reduction from its capacity before the introduction of the metric system; but in small trade the name is used for the decaliter (one tenth of a hectoliter). In other parts of France the boi eau in old reckoning was generally much le than that of Paris.