verb
Bose
bohz
verb
1
To tap or strike the ground with a tool to judge, from the sound, what lies beneath the surface.
"The prospector bosed the rock face, listening for a hollow echo that might signal a cavity."
How to Use Bose
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA niche mining/prospecting term: tapping the ground and listening to the sound to figure out what is underground.
When to use it
Rare and technical; you will not encounter this in everyday speech.
Word Forms
bosed past tense, boses singular
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Etymology
From a colloquial Bengali word (bōs) describing this same tapping technique.