Emily Dickinson Lexicon

EM-BOSS', v.t.¹ [en, in and boss.]

1. In architecture and sculpture, to form bosses or protuberances; to fashion in relievo or raised work; to cut or form with prominent figures.
2. To form with bosses; to cover with protuberances. Milton.
3. To drive hard in hunting, till a deer foams, or a dog's knees swell. Hanmer.