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Boon (bo͞on), n. [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel. bōn; akin to Sw. & Dan. bän, AS. bēn, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus. √86. See 2d Ban, Bounty.]
    1. A prayer or petition. [Obs.]

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    For which to God he made so many an idle boon. Spenser.

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    2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.

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    Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above. James i. 17 (Rev. Ver. ).

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Boon, a. [F. bon. See Boon, n.]
    1. Good; prosperous; as, “boon voyage”. [Obs.]

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    2. Kind; bountiful; benign.

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    Which . . . Nature boon

    Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. Milton.

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    3. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.

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    A boon companion, loving his bottle. Arbuthnot.

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Boon, n. [Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble.] The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

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