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grosse bosse Cdn French "large hump" Hist. 
the spinous process on the vertebrae in the hump above the shoulders of a buffalo, much prized as a delicacy.
See also: boss
- 1808 (1897) Buffalo are cut up into the following 20 pieces by the hunter: 1 grosse bosse; 1 petite bosse; 2 depouilles; 2 shoulders; 2 lourdes épaulettes [shoulder pieces]; 2 fillets; 2 thighs; 2 sides; 1 belly; I heart; 1 rump; 1 brisket; 1 backbone; 1 neck. The tongue usually belongs to the hunter.
- 1952 [They sought] the tongue, the thirty-pound grosse bosse or hump, and the dépouilles, two layers of tender flesh along the ribs.
- 1808 (1897) Buffalo are cut up into the following 20 pieces by the hunter: 1 grosse bosse; 1 petite bosse; 2 depouilles; 2 shoulders; 2 lourdes épaulettes [shoulder pieces]; 2 fillets; 2 thighs; 2 sides; 1 belly; I heart; 1 rump; 1 brisket; 1 backbone; 1 neck. The tongue usually belongs to the hunter.