boughten

[ bawt-n ]

adjective

, Nonstandard: Northern and North Midland U.S.

1. store-bought.

boughten

/ ˈbɔːtən /

adjective

1. a dialect word for bought

Word History and Origins

Origin of boughten¹

First recorded in 1785–95; bought + -en ³

Example Sentences

What do they use for yellow dye on the Porcupine quills—I mean before the boughten dyes came?

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Shure, Yahn, they jest goes to the store an' gets boughten dyes in packages like we do.

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Our collars were either home-made ginghams or "boughten" ones of paper at fifteen cents per box.

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I had a "boughten" shirt also, two boxes of paper cuffs, and two new ties, a black one for every day and a white one for Sunday.

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Laddie and I have only got boughten bow-arrows, and the arrows don't fly very good.

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