What does "boon" mean?
Boon: 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. ).
Additional senses
- 2.Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. [Obs.]
- 3.Kind; bountiful; benign. Which . . . Nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. Milton.
- 4.Gay; merry; jovial; convivial. A boon companion, loving his bottle. Arbuthnot.
- 5.The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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