noun
- Plural of boston; a card game for four players using two decks of cards.
- Plural of boston; a type of waltz or dance popular in the early 20th century.
Usage: dated; chiefly historical
Usage: dated
Examples
- The parlor was filled with guests playing bostons on Friday evenings.
- She learned several bostons at the dance academy.
- In the 1920s, bostons were a fashionable entertainment at social gatherings.
- The orchestra played a selection of bostons for the dancers.