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bosseyed [baws-ahyd, bos-] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for bosseyed on Thesaurus.com adjective British Informal.
Origin of bosseyed 1855–60; perhaps boss2 + eyed Related Words for boss-eyed boss-eyed, squint-eyed, strabismic, walleyed Examples from the Web for boss-eyed Historical Examples of boss-eyed
Boss-Eyed, said of a person with one eye, or rather with one eye injured, a person with an obliquity of vision.
John Camden Hotten
He was a boss-eyed chap, spoke several languages and was remarkably adept at the piano.
Nat C. Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for boss-eyed boss-eyed adjective
- informal having a squint
Word Origin for boss-eyed C19: from boss to miss or bungle a shot at a target (dialect)