Boswell

English thumb|Lake steamers at Boswell in the Kootenays Etymology Scottish surname, from en nrf -, named after Beuzeville, from nrf Beuze -ville 1 ("Bosi's farm"); first element from en non Bosi, from en gem-pro *bausuz. Pronunciation en /ˈbɒzˌwɛl/ /ˈbɒz.wəl/ RP en /ˈbɑzˌwɛl/ /ˈbɑz.wəl/ GA en ɒzwɛl ɒzwəl 2 Proper noun en Scottish habitational Old French of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France. James Boswell, biographer of Samuel Johnson. A place name: en hamlet par/Elkington dist/East Lindsey co/Lincolnshire cc/England OS grid ref TF2790. en town twp:Suf/Grant co/Benton County s/Indiana c/USA. en town co/Choctaw County s/Oklahoma c/USA. en borough in co/Somerset County s/Pennsylvania c/USA. en community on Kootenay Lake in the Kootenays, south-east p/British Columbia c/Canada. en former cannery town on the British Columbia Coast Central Coast of p/British Columbia. Derived terms en Boswellian en Boswellism en Boswellize Noun A devoted admirer and recorder of a person's words and deeds. 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, 'A Scandal in Bohemia': "I think that I had better go, Holmes.""Not a bit, Doctor. Stay where you are. I am lost without my Boswell. And this promises to be interesting. It would be a pity to miss it." See also en St Boswells Anagrams en bellosw Bellows bellows en eponyms en Individuals