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  • 1boast — {{11}}boast (n.) mid 13c., arrogance, presumption, pride, vanity; c.1300, a brag, boastful speech, from Anglo Fr. bost ostentation, probably via Scandinavian (Cf. Norw. baus proud, bold, daring ), from P.Gmc. *bausia to blow up, puff up, swell… …

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