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boud

/baʊd/

Sounds like bowed · Rhymes with -aʊd

Where it comes from

From Middle English boude, bude, budde, from Old English budda (“beetle”).

noun bouds

obsolete A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc. bowd-eaten malt

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@misc{boud_2026,
  title = {boud},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boud},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}