Bois
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
BOYS, or BOYES (Law F.; Lat. loscus). Wood; haut bois, high timber; sub loia, underwood. Cowell.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
hoys, hoyes, I. fr. Wood. Haut hois: high wood. Sub hois: under-wood or coppice.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
or BOYS. Wood; timber; brush.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
boys, /r. Wood. Haut bois: underwood.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Boys, Boyes. L. Fr. [L. Lat. boscus, q. v.] Wood. Haut bois; high wood. Sub bois; under-wood, or coppice. Cowell, voc. Boscus.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
Such wood as by the common law or custom is reputed timber. 2 Inst. 642.