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.
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.