U.S. [f. BOSS v.2] The practice of acting as a boss.
1864. Sala, in Daily Tel., 23 Dec., 5/5. They wont do a stroke of work if they can help it. They like bossing.
1884. Manch. Exam., 13 Aug., 3/4. The bossing of railways is a practice not exclusively confined to the United States.