Bos"cage (?), n. [OF. boscage grove, F. bocage, fr. LL. boscus, buscus, thicket, wood. See 1st Bush.]
1.
A growth of trees or shrubs; underwood; a thicket; thick foliage; a wooded landscape.
2. O. Eng.Law
Food or sustenance for cattle, obtained from bushes and trees; also, a tax on wood.
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