bore

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

A tedious, troublesome man or woman, one who bores the ears of his hearers with an uninteresting tale; a term much in fashion about the years 1780 and 1781.

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Bore
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
bore
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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North out of Aldgate High Street at No.30 (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1848-51). In Portsoken Ward. "Blue B...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.