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baboon
n 1: large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles

English Dictionary: buffoon	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bevin n British labor leader and statesman who played an important role in diplomacy after World War II (1884-1951) Synonym(s): Bevin, Ernest Bevin
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bioweapon n any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon" Synonym(s): bioweapon, biological weapon, bioarm
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bobbin n a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound Synonym(s): bobbin, spool, reel
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boffin n (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research
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Bovinae n term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu Synonym(s): Bovinae, subfamily Bovinae
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bovine adj of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) Synonym(s): bovine, bovid dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox; "showed a bovine apathy" n any of various members of the genus Bos
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Bovini n term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos Synonym(s): Bovini, tribe Bovini
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bowfin n primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America Synonym(s): bowfin, grindle, dogfish, Amia calva
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buffoon n a rude or vulgar fool Synonym(s): clown, buffoon a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior Synonym(s): clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrew
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Babian \Ba"bian\, Babion \Ba"bion\, n. [See {Baboon}] A baboon. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Babian \Ba"bian\, Babion \Ba"bion\, n. [See {Baboon}] A baboon. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baboon \Bab*oon"\, n. [OE. babewin, baboin, fr.F. babouin, or LL. babewynus. Of unknown origin; cf. D. baviaan, G. pavian, baboon, F. babin lip of ape, dogs, etc., dial. G. b[84]ppe mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera {Cynocephalus} and {Papio}; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See {Mandrill}, and {Chacma}, and {Drill} an ape.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bavian \Ba"vian\ (b[amac]"v[icr][ait]n), n. [See {Baboon}.] A baboon.
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Bavin \Bav"in\ (b[acr]v"[icr]n), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. baban tuft, tassel.] 1. A fagot of brushwood, or other light combustible matter, for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.] 2. Impure limestone. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beaufin \Beau"fin\, n. See {Biffin}. --Wright.
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Behappen \Be*hap"pen\, v. t. To happen to. [Obs.]
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Biffin \Bif"fin\, n. [Cf. {Beaufin}.] 1. A sort of apple peculiar to Norfolk, Eng. Note: [Sometimes called beaufin; but properly beefin (it is said), from its resemblance to raw beef.] --Wright. 2. A baked apple pressed down into a flat, round cake; a dried apple. --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Aboma \[d8]A*bo"ma\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large South American serpent ({Boa aboma}).
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Bobbin \Bob"bin\, n. [F. bobine; of uncertain origin; cf. L. bombus a humming, from the noise it makes, or Ir. & Gael. baban tassel, or E. bob.] 1. A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension. 2. A spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc. 3. The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch. 4. (Haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid. 5. (Elec.) A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical current. {Bobbin and fly frame}, a roving machine. {Bobbin lace}, lace made on a pillow with bobbins; pillow lace.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bovine \Bo"vine\, a. [LL. bovinus, fr.L. bos, bovis, ox, cow: cf. F. bovine. See {Cow}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the genus {Bos}; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope. 2. Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament. The bovine gaze of gaping rustics. --W. Black.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Bow pen}. See {Bow-pen}. {Dotting pen}, a pen for drawing dotted lines. {Drawing}, [or] {Ruling}, {pen}, a pen for ruling lines having a pair of blades between which the ink is contained. {Fountain pen}, {Geometric pen}. See under {Fountain}, and {Geometric}. {Music pen}, a pen having five points for drawing the five lines of the staff. {Pen and ink}, [or] {pen-and-ink}, executed or done with a pen and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch. {Pen feather}. A pin feather. [Obs.] {Pen name}. See under {Name}. {Sea pen} (Zo[94]l.), a pennatula. [Usually written {sea-pen}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Amia \[d8]Am"i*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a kind of tunny.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called {bowfin} in Lake Champlain, {dogfish} in Lake Erie, and {mudfish} in South Carolina, etc. See {Bowfin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bowfin \Bow"fin`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A voracious ganoid fish ({Amia calva}) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also {Johnny Grindle}, and {dogfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Amia \[d8]Am"i*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a kind of tunny.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called {bowfin} in Lake Champlain, {dogfish} in Lake Erie, and {mudfish} in South Carolina, etc. See {Bowfin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bowfin \Bow"fin`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A voracious ganoid fish ({Amia calva}) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also {Johnny Grindle}, and {dogfish}.
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Bow-pen \Bow"-pen`\, n. Bow-compasses carrying a drawing pen. See {Bow-compass}.
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Buffin \Buf"fin\, n. [So called from resembling buff [?]eather.] A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns. [Obs.]
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Buffoon \Buf*foon"\, n. [F. bouffon (cf. It. buffone, buffo, buffa, puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick), fr. bouffer to puff out, because the buffoons puffed out their cheeks for the amusement of the spectators. See {Buffet} a blow.] A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buffoon \Buffoon"\, a. Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. [bd]Buffoon* stories.[b8] --Macaulay. To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances. --Melmoth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buffoon \Buf*foon"\, v. i. To act the part of a buffoon. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buffoon \Buf*foon"\, v. t. To treat with buffoonery. --Glanvill.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bavon, VA Zip code(s): 23138
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bovina, TX (city, FIPS 9628) Location: 34.51621 N, 102.88832 W Population (1990): 1549 (562 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79009