boiter, v.n., to be lame, to walk lame, to limp, to halt, to hobble. — d’un pied; to walk lame of one foot. En boitant; limpingly.
boiterie (boa-trî), n.f., (vet.) halting.
boiteu-x, -se, n. and adj., lame person; lame, halt, hobbling; limping. Le Diable —; the Devil on two sticks. Attendre le —; to bide one’s time. Il ne faut pas clocher devant les —; you must not remind people of their infirmities.
boîtier, n.m., surgeon’s case of instruments.
bol, n.m., a large pill, bolus; (min.) bole; bowl, basin, finger-glass.
bolaire, adj., (min.) bolary.
bolet, n.m., (bot.) boletus.
bolide, n.m., (astron.) bolis, fire-ball.
bolus, n.m. V. bol.
bombance, n.f., feasting, junketing. Faire —; to feast.