‖bossiemiddel, noun
- Forms:
- Also bossiesmiddel.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, bos bush + -ie + middel remedy.
A home remedy, usually made of herbs. See also boereraat. Also figurative.
1929 D. Reitz Commando 17He said, ‘You see, my boy, we Boere don’t hold with those new-fangled ideas; our herbal remedies (bossie-middels) are good enough.’
1990 C. Laffeaty Far Forbidden Plains 205A blind eye was now being turned to the treatment of prisoners with herbal remedies by their own people. ‘Afterwards..they will be able to blame the sickness on the bossiemiddels of the Boers.’
A home remedy, usually made of herbs.
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