boab
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Tourists are marveling at the inventive lotions, potions and sauces stall holders have concocted from the remote region's boab trees.
From Time Magazine Archive
On one side is a raised stone platform, seat for the "boab" or door-keeper, and other servants of the house.
From Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt by Kelly, R. Talbot (Robert Talbot)
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