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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Boon \Boon\, a. [F. bon. See {Boon}, n.] 1. Good; prosperous; as boon voyage. [Obs.] 2. Kind bountiful; benign. Which . . . Nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. --Milton. 3. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial. A boon companion, loving his bottle. --Arbuthnot. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Boon \Boon\, n. [Scot. boon, bune, been Gael. & Ir bunach coarse tow, fr bun root, stubble.] The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Boon \Boon\ (b[=oo]n), n. [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr Icel. b[=o]n; akin to Sw & Dan. b[aum]n, AS b[=e]n, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr L. bonus. [root]86. See 2d {Ban}, {Bounty}.] 1. A prayer or petition. [Obs.] For which to God he made so many an idle boon. --Spenser. 2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present. Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above. --James i. 17 (Rev. Ver. ). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: boon adj : very close and convivial; "boon companions" n : a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" [syn: {blessing}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Boon, MI Zip code(s): 49618
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