mshefler
June 8th, 2006, 06:22 PM
Here are 19 definitions for yaboo, one of which came from a dictionary.
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1. [Sl.] an awkward apprentice, esp. in the building trades.
2. a stew or thick soup popular in southern coastal states, based
primarily on shrimp and other shellfish, with okra and whatever other
vegetables are in season.
3. a rude or uncouth person.
4. a varying weight in Turkey, Egypt, etc., approximately a
hundredweight.
5. [Xhosa] a curse or malevolent spell.
6. a medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; the only New
World monkey with a short tail.
7. a brotherly term meaning someone from your original yard,hometown or
country.
8. a small circular panel or window.
9. an impolite expression denoting a clumsy person.
10. a clumsy oaf.
11. in India, a foreman or charge hand.
12. an aboriginal instrument similar to the didgeridoo but shorter.
13. any of several marine fishes of the family Rhinobatidae, having a
guitar-shaped body and related to the skates and rays.
14. [Pers. <yabu, which is perhaps a corruption of Ar. ya’bub] defined by
Johnson as ‘a swift and long horse.’ A nag such as we call ‘a
galloway,’ a large pony or small hardy horse; the term in India is
generally applied to a very useful class of animals brought from
Afghanistan.
15. tenure in socage for a yearly rent.
16. [Cree] trout.
17. an arid plateau of central Australia.
18. a hobo's hiding place for valuables, made by sewing an old sock to
the inside waistband of one's trousers.
19. a japanese version of mahjong.
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1. [Sl.] an awkward apprentice, esp. in the building trades.
2. a stew or thick soup popular in southern coastal states, based
primarily on shrimp and other shellfish, with okra and whatever other
vegetables are in season.
3. a rude or uncouth person.
4. a varying weight in Turkey, Egypt, etc., approximately a
hundredweight.
5. [Xhosa] a curse or malevolent spell.
6. a medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; the only New
World monkey with a short tail.
7. a brotherly term meaning someone from your original yard,hometown or
country.
8. a small circular panel or window.
9. an impolite expression denoting a clumsy person.
10. a clumsy oaf.
11. in India, a foreman or charge hand.
12. an aboriginal instrument similar to the didgeridoo but shorter.
13. any of several marine fishes of the family Rhinobatidae, having a
guitar-shaped body and related to the skates and rays.
14. [Pers. <yabu, which is perhaps a corruption of Ar. ya’bub] defined by
Johnson as ‘a swift and long horse.’ A nag such as we call ‘a
galloway,’ a large pony or small hardy horse; the term in India is
generally applied to a very useful class of animals brought from
Afghanistan.
15. tenure in socage for a yearly rent.
16. [Cree] trout.
17. an arid plateau of central Australia.
18. a hobo's hiding place for valuables, made by sewing an old sock to
the inside waistband of one's trousers.
19. a japanese version of mahjong.