oubaas

British  

/ ˈəʊˌbɑːs /

noun

1. a person who is senior in years or rank

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Etymology

Origin of oubaas

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

And off he went—jump, jump, on three legs—very slowly; but as soon as Old Brown Sister could not see him, he put down the other one and—sh-h-h-h—he shot over the veld and got home just in time to have a nice supper of young ducks that Mrs. Jakhals and the children had caught at Oubaas van Niekerk’s dam.

From Project Gutenberg

“Yes, my little masters, sometimes it was Oom Leeuw he cheated, sometimes it was Oubaas Babiaan or Oom Wolf, and once it was the poor little Dove, and that is what made me think of how he was cheated himself.”

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Wait, Oubaas Giraffe will get you!’

From Project Gutenberg

At that time, my baasjes, the whole Tortoise nation was having a hard time with Oubaas Giraffe—that old horse with the long neck and the unequal legs, who is all white and black like a burnt thornbush3 with crows sitting on it.

From Project Gutenberg

Oubaas Giraffe picked him up and gave a little gulp, and the little Red Tortoise slipped half-way down his long throat.

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