- gaboon
- noun Etymology: alteration of 1gob + -oon (as in spittoon) Date: 1929 dialect spittoon
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gaboon
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Gaboon — • Formerly called the Vicariate Apostolic of the Two Guineas Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gaboon Gaboon † … Catholic encyclopedia
Gaboon — [ buː ] das, s, Gabun, ein Nutzholz, Okoumé … Universal-Lexikon
gaboon — /geuh boohn , ga , gah /, n. 1. Also called gaboon mahogany. the soft, reddish brown wood of an African tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used for making furniture. 2. the tree itself. Also called okoume. [1910 15; var. of GABON] * * * … Universalium
gaboon viper — a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple. [1925 30] * * * ▪ snake also called Gabon viper extremely… … Universalium
GABOON and FRENCH CONGO — (5,000), a French Colony in W. Africa fronting the Atlantic, between the Cameroon country and the Congo State, and stretching inland as far as the head waters of the Congo River; in the NW. is the great Gaboon estuary, 40 m. long and 10 broad… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Gaboon viper — [gə bu:n] noun a large, thick bodied venomous African snake with a pair of horn like scales on the snout. [Bitis gabonica.] Origin 1920s: named after Gaboon (now Gabon) in Africa … English new terms dictionary
Gaboon duiker — baltapilvis dukeris statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Cephalophus leucogaster angl. Gaboon duiker; white bellied duiker vok. Gabunducker; Weißbauchducker rus. белобрюхий дукер pranc. céphalophe à ventre … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
gaboon mahogany — noun see gaboon I, 2a … Useful english dictionary
Gaboon — geographical name see Gabon 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
gaboon — ga·boon … English syllables
