Embosks

/ɪmˈbɒsks/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of embosk; hides or positions in woods for an ambush.

Etymology

From embosk plus -s suffix for third person singular. Standard verb conjugation of the Spanish-derived military term.

Kelly Says

Simple verb conjugation might seem boring, but this shows how quickly foreign military terms integrated into English—they conjugated them just like native words.

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