Definition of "boree"

boree¹

/bɔˈɹi/

noun
plural borees
1. (Australia) Any of various species of wattle tree (genus Acacia), especially Acacia pendula and Acacia glaucescens.

boree²

noun
plural borees
1. Obsolete form of bourrée.
  Quotations
  Dick could neatly dance a jig,⁠But Tom was best at borees;
  c. 1728, Tom Mullinix and Dick, Jonathan Swift

boree³

noun
plural borees
1. A person who is bored by another; the victim of a bore.
  Quotations
  The boree has been heard from frequently since the Renaissance, and his sentiments have undergone little change. The borer hasn't had much to say for himself.
  1896, Harry Persons Taber, Elbert Hubbard, The Philistine, volume 3, page 21
  Rennie was an expert on boredom, having done a piece on it for Pandora's “Relationships” column in which she claimed that there were two people involved in boredom, not just one: the borer and the boree.
  2012, Margaret Atwood, Bodily Harm