U.S. [f. BOSS v.2] The practice of acting as a ‘boss.’

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1864.  Sala, in Daily Tel., 23 Dec., 5/5. They won’t do a stroke of work if they can help it. They like ‘bossing.’

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1884.  Manch. Exam., 13 Aug., 3/4. The ‘bossing’ of railways is a practice not exclusively confined to the United States.

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