bazoo
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of bazoo
C19: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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For comrades, Brookhart and Wheeler have the tart Moses from New Hampshire; Jones of Washington, normally placid and a bit heavy, but roaring, desk-pounding when aroused; Ashurst from Arizona, with a substantial "bazoo."
From Time Magazine Archive
Wendell Willkie blew this blistering bazoo at the White House.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Here comes a car, and the driver's tooting his old bazoo to beat the band."
From The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck by Langworthy, John Luther
Bully, say I, not meaning to be funny either," remarked Landy; "for I'd a heap sooner believe it was a bovine trying out his bazoo than a thunder-storm heading this way.
From Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails by Douglas, Alan
Lengthen her, strengthen her, rip, bazoo, Make her a giantess, number two!
From The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays by Hare, Walter Ben
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