boracic

English

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin borax (genitive boracis), itself via Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq), from Persian بوره (bura).

Adjective

boracic (not comparable)

1. Relating to, or impregnated with borax.
2. (dated, inorganic chemistry) Synonym of boric.

Derived terms

• boracic acid
• boracic lint
• boracite

Translations

Relating to borax

• French: (dated) boracique (fr) m or f, borique (fr) m or f
• Irish: bórásach

Etymology 2

Shortened from boracic lint (“skint”).

Alternative forms

• brassic, brassick

Adjective

boracic (comparative more boracic, superlative most boracic)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) penniless

Synonyms

• broke
• skint (British)
• See also Thesaurus:impoverished

Translations

penniless

• French: fauché (fr) m, fauchée (fr) f

References

• “boracic” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.

Anagrams

• braccio