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  obs.

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  observation.
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obs.

American  

Or Obs.

abbreviation

1. observation.

2. observatory.

3. obsolete.

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obs British  

abbreviation

1. obsolete

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obs. obs

See “ADVICE TO COOKS,” and obs. to No. 68.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by William Kitchiner

Compt, Compter, Comptible, obs. forms of Count, &c.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Preeve, prēv, n. and v.t. obs. form of proof and prove.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

From an obs. word cuck, to ease one's self; cf.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Customers rejected the idea with almost equal unanimity, and chiclets are not often seen on anything larger than a digital watch any more. :chine nual: /sheen'yu-*l/ /n. obs./

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Eric S. Raymond

Among the staff's most important duties are patient observations, or "obs".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022

Node:priesthood, Next:prime time, Previous:pretzel key, Up:= P = priesthood n. obs.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele

The form ock comes nearest to the obs.

From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson

Detail Operations No obs Times per barrow min.

From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Sue Ainslie Clark

Node:delint, Next:delta, Previous:deliminator, Up:= D = delint /dee-lint/ v. obs.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele

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