ba's

In English they are phonemes such as sharp ba's and da's, drawn-out ee's and ll's and sibilant sss's.

Your Child's Brain 2008

And sure, I try to always use a sharp knife (here's ba's video on knife sharpening).

Bridget Moloney: Fighting Back (Onion) Tears 2008

At the old field school I saw the freshman class, barefooted and with pantaloons rolled up to the knees, stand in line under the ever uplifted rod, and I heard them sing the never-to-be-forgotten b-a ba's.

Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales Robert L. Taylor

It was gey slow wark for Sandy though, an 'I think he had gotten tired, for the laddies roond aboot me began to say, "There was thirteen ba's i' that lest over; I think Sandy Bowden's dreamin ', "an' so on.

My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond

A derisive chorus of "ba's" followed them as they hurried along the street.

A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Amy Bell Marlowe

Sumhow he got a file an 'cut two ba's out'n his cell winder an' crep 'through.

The Kentucky Ranger Edward T. Curnick

There were several colored people in town that could "spell to baker," in the old speller, while others could go to "the a, b, ab's" or to "the b, a, ba's."

Autobiography, sermons, addresses, and essays of Bishop L. H. Holsey, D. D., 1898

When you ask women where they shop in Galveston, the first store they're likely to mention is ha.ba's.

chron.com Chronicle 2011

These Chinese Jee ba's do not even know their history, China invaded Hainen Dow, Vietnam

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

Katie said ... hi roni! katie ( "wifey") here. you invited me in the comments on ba's blog and here i am:) i came to wam with the soul purpose of seeing and supporting the women presenting the "we b (e) lo (n) g" session. i spent my entire weekend with them. i am white.

WAM! - The Day After After :The Bad 2008