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{ , n. [ See Bablah. ] (Bot.) Any one of several species of Acacia, esp. Acacia Arabica, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic. [ 1913 Webster ]

In place of Putney's golden gorse
The sickly babul blooms. Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE. babewin, baboin, fr. F. babouin, or LL. babewynus. Of unknown origin; cf. D. baviaan, G. pavian, baboon, F. babine lip of ape, dogs, etc., dial. G. bäppe mouth. ] (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Baboonish behavior. Marryat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a baboon. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ ‖ } n. [ Hind. bābū. ] A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindu title equivalent to the English Mr. or Esquire. Whitworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ See Bug. ] Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary monster, used to frighten children, etc. “Bugaboos to fright ye.” Lloyd. [ 1913 Webster ]

But, to the world no bugbear is so great
As want of figure and a small estate. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

The bugaboo of the liberals is the church pray. S. B. Griffin. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great bugaboo of the birds is the owl. J. Burroughs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a source of concern; as, the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Syn. -- Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; bogeyman; boogeyman; booger. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; -- usually in the phrase
the whole caboodle or
the whole kit and caboodle. [ Slang, U.S. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Cf. D. kabuis, kombuis, Dan. kabys, Sw. kabysa, G. kabuse a little room or hut. The First part of the word seems to be allied to W. cab cabin, booth. Cf. Cabin. ] [ Written also camboose. ] 1. (Naut.) A house on deck, where the cooking is done; -- commonly called the galley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Railroad) A car used on freight or construction trains as travelling quarters for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool car. It usually is the last car of the train. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ A corruption of Sp. calabozo dungeon. ] A prison; a jail. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A negro, especially an African-American; -- an offensive term usually intended as an ethnic slur. [ vulgar and offensive ]
Syn. -- nigger, spade, coon, nigra. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (min.) A clay ironstone found in Ceylon. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. See Kyaboca wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A child's game; bopeep. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction. [ Written also tabu. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tabooed p. pr. & vb. n. Tabooing. ] To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to interdict approach to, or use of; as, to taboo the ground set apart as a sanctuary for criminals. [ Written also tabu. ] [ 1913 Webster ]