baw
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9.9
- noun
- UK
:
pelota
Examples
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That's a stoat-the-baw situation if ever I saw one.
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Suppose this stoat-the-baw had certain information that could help the law-abiding officers.
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An ugly big baw-faced thievin' sewer rat.
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Baw-caw.
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Executing BAW-7-2.
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" Harbert didn't want to scare the man too much, but he knew that if a couple of rich guys went to the bank in Bee Baw and asked for all their money in cash, the vault would be cleaned out, and they'd have to close their doors, which would make angry people line up outside and start breaking windows and overturning cars.
Fiction book (2000) -
The child kicked the round baw across the playground.
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During the game, the players chased after the colorful baw as it rolled down the hill.
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She picked up the old baw that had been left in the garden for years.
Synonyms
63
8.6
A solid round bullet used in old guns
Surface Forms
Etymology
Baw for a ball comes from Scots English, where the word meant a 'small round object'. Think of it like the everyday word ball, so a baw is simply a ball you can kick or throw.