boab

British

/ ˈbəʊæb /

noun

short for baobab

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Robert "Boab" Spence was shot in the head while sitting in a parked van in Tollcross on 12 January 2021.

From BBC

McCann told the court he had "no issue" with anyone called Boab or Bob Spence and had "not heard" of victim Robert Spence.

From BBC

He stated: "That Boab Spence will be there, can't wait, I will wait until after it and give as many as I can."

From BBC

Now, researchers are studying another form of their art, preserved in the Tanami Desert in northwestern Australia: geometric symbols and figures of birds, serpents, and other animals carved into the soft, rippling bark of barrel-shaped boab trees.

From Science Magazine

He then took a tour of the WA Seed Technology Centre in Kings Park to talk science and conservation with postgraduate students before being rejoined by the duchess for a walk through Kings Park, from the transplanted boab tree to the flame of remembrance where a crowd of more than 500 gathered.

From The Guardian

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