boracic

English

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

boracic (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

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)

(Cockney rhyming slang) penniless

Synonyms

broke
skint (British)
See also Thesaurus:impoverished

Translations

penniless

French: fauché (fr) m, fauchée (fr) f

References

Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

braccio

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