Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A necromancer; a sorcerer.
- An abbreviation
- of the Latin obiter, incidentally, by the way;
- of oboe.
- noun An abbreviation of the Latin obiit, he (or she) died: used in dates.
- noun An abbreviation of
objection , used in connection with sol, abbreviation ofsolution , in the margins of old books of divinity. Hence obs and sols, objections and solutions. Seeob-and-soler . - noun A prefix in words of Latin origin, meaning ‘toward,’ ‘to,’ ‘against,’ etc., or ‘before,’ ‘near,’ ‘along by,’ but often merely intensive, and not definitely translatable.
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- noun historical A
halfpenny . - noun archaic An
objection . - noun genetics The
obese gene.
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- noun a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
- noun the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
Etymologies
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Examples
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September 20th, 2009 10: 19 am ET you lie again ob katiec
In health care reform debate, Obama puts focus on affordability 2009
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So did the main ob/gyn professor at my med school.
Oprah's Talking Hormones aka TBTAM 2009
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If ob is the nominee ..... who will he run to for "spiritual" guidance after McCain slaughters him in the general? bet those ties aren't severed after all.
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In the name ob luv, befores you breaks muh heart …
Talk to da hand… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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I called ob at work. i thought i would say something nice before the weekend. i had this "brilliant" idea last night before i went to bed ... that she will always be in my heart and soul, like my brother.
wench77 Diary Entry wench77 2003
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I called my ob/gyn and am going to have my yearly and also discuss a hysterectomy.
bettyalready Diary Entry bettyalready 2002
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Miss Hagar's pocket-hankercher and he guv me a bag made outen de skin ob a rattlesnake, an 'he put in it a rabbit's foot an' er sarpint's toof, an 'er squorerpin's tail wid a leetle dust outen de graveyard an' he sewed up de bag.
Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice Pauline Elizabeth 1902
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"I reckin," he said, "dat de min'ster might offer a word ob prar an 'comfort fore he go."
The Earth Trembled Edward Payson Roe 1863
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"But, Geo'giana," he added impressively, "you mus 'promise me on your word ob honour, w'ich Geo'ge Foster says English gen'lemans _neber_ break -- an' I s'pose he's right."
The Middy and the Moors An Algerine Story Arthur Twidle 1859
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"Well, as I was 'bout to say, you mus 'promise me on your word ob honour, dat you'll neber go _alone_ to see your fadder, but allers in company wid Sally; dat you neber, neber speak to him, an' dat you neber make you'self know'd to him till de right time comes."
The Middy and the Moors An Algerine Story Arthur Twidle 1859
mollusque commented on the word ob
A halfpenny; a wizard; obituary; an objection made during a debate; dialect form of "of".
December 8, 2007
the_reckoner commented on the word ob
Ob is a short form used for Obviously. It can also be used as a substitute for 'Yes' and for any other such affirmations.
June 9, 2009