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baa

nounobject

Small rounded object: yolk, pupil

a small rounded object or rounded centre — e.g. a ball, the yolk of an egg, the pupil of the eye; also used of a sunken/submerged rock

Example in use

He keekit at da baa in his ee.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/BAH/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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