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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