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   Bob Marley
         n 1: Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981) [syn:
               {Marley}, {Robert Nesta Marley}, {Bob Marley}]

English Dictionary: buffoonery by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
buffoonery
n
  1. acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bufo americanus
n
  1. common toad of America [syn: American toad, {Bufo americanus}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bufo marinus
n
  1. largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests
    Synonym(s): agua, agua toad, Bufo marinus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Baboonery \Bab*oon"ery\, n.
      Baboonish behavior. --Marryat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Purfile \Pur"file\, n. [See {Purfle}.]
      A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's
      gowns; -- called also {bobbinwork}. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bobbinwork \Bob"bin*work`\, n.
      Work woven with bobbins.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Purfile \Pur"file\, n. [See {Purfle}.]
      A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's
      gowns; -- called also {bobbinwork}. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bobbinwork \Bob"bin*work`\, n.
      Work woven with bobbins.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buffoonery \Buf*foon"er*y\, n.; pl. {Buffooneries}. [F.
      bouffonnerie.]
      The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous
      pranks, vulgar tricks and postures.
  
               Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a
               tart piece of buffoonery with a [bd]What makes you
               blush?[b8]                                             --Spectator.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buffoonery \Buf*foon"er*y\, n.; pl. {Buffooneries}. [F.
      bouffonnerie.]
      The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous
      pranks, vulgar tricks and postures.
  
               Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a
               tart piece of buffoonery with a [bd]What makes you
               blush?[b8]                                             --Spectator.
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