Hypertext Webster Gateway: "boycott"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Boycott \Boy"cott`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boycotted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Boycotting}.] [From Captain Boycott, a land agent in
Mayo, Ireland, so treated in 1880.]
To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other
person), to withhold social or business relations from him,
and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject
to a boycott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Boycott \Boy"cott\, n.
The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to
withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a
tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction
for the purpose of coercion.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
boycott
n : a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some
organization in protest against its policies
v : refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with [ant: {patronize},
{patronize}]
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