boughten

[ bawt-n ]

/ ˈbɔt n /

Origin of boughten

First recorded in 1785–95; bought + -en³

My first 'boughten' jacket was an olive green broadcloth,—a remnant which was bought cheap because it was a remnant.

Charles Carleton Coffin |William Elliot Griffis, D. D.
For the wee little girl make a nice rag doll; it will please her quite as well as a boughten one, and certainly last much longer.

Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. |Various
Laddie and I have only got boughten bow-arrows, and the arrows don't fly very good.

Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's |Laura Lee Hope
It was evidently a "boughten" gift, then; the last had been a water pitcher, much needed in the household.

The Blossoming Rod |Mary Stewart Cutting

"I could of boughten some candies," complained Microby Dandeline.

The Gold Girl |James B. Hendryx

boughten

/ (ˈbɔːtən) /

a dialect word for bought (def. 2)