baboo

[ bah-boo ]

/ ˈbɑ bu /

QUIZZES

It’d be a real faux pas to miss this quiz on the words from August 3–9, 2020!

Question 1 of 7

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His mode of life is imitated by the wealthy natives; his vices are mimicked by every young Bengalee baboo.
Greater Britain|Charles Wentworth Dilke
But Baboo Dass swore he had seen a beast with his hands on the window.
The Three Sapphires|W. A. Fraser
The Baboo also conducted me to the inner apartments looking into the courtyard.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
"Baboo Dass is right," Perreira declared, thrusting into the gap.
The Three Sapphires|W. A. Fraser

His companions finished the work; and Baboo Beg went off to get his fingers dressed without telling any one what had happened.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II|William Sleeman