The term may be connected with the schoolboy slang word »boss» as in »boss a shot» = make a bad shot—in which case it would refer to imperfection of the vision, rather than to obliquity in the position of the eye.
bullyrag
»They turn round and bully-rag me for being argumentative.» (They And I. 164. 14.)
A cultivated man.
»It ain’t no use my taking her now, I’ll only get bullyragged for disturbing ’em.» (P. Kelver I. 242. 30.)
Old woman of the working class.
Bullyrag (or Ballyrag) = to abuse, to scold vehemently. (Swedish: skälla ut.)
clout
»I do not blame the dog (contenting myself with merely clouting his head or throwing stones at him).» (Three Men In A Boat 162. 30.)