bu

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  1. A rectangular silver coin of Japan, equal to one fourth of a rio or tael. It is not now in circulation, but the name is still sometimes given to the fourth part of a yen or dollar. Also spelled boo, and formerly called (erroneously when more than one were spoken of) iehiboo and itzeboo.

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  • Daha sonra ki zamanlarda bu isaret flamalar yerlerini topluluklarin kendine ozgu anlamlarini bayrak baGimsizliklarini sembolize eden Bayrakci haline gelmeye basladi.
  • Hara hatchi bu, the Okinawan people's habit of eating only till they are 80 percent full, is thought to be one of the secrets of their extraordinary health and longevity. —  Scientific American
  • Peki bu buldugumuz AA: BB: CC: DD: EE seklinde olan format hexadecimal mi degil se hangi formatda? pLeuRe - 03.07.2008 arkadaslar intel wireless kartlarinda olmuyo galiba bu is. kaç gündür ugrasiyorum ama olmadi. kisacasi aircrack intelde olmuyor bence. en azindan ben basaramadim. basaran varsa da yazsin bizde ögrenelim. —  En Son yazılar - Ferruh Mavituna
  • Purely for your amusement, I threw in thepictures of these two skirts: the magenta wouldn't have been bad without the zoomy zipper up the bu** and the long one … —  The Space Between My Peers
  • "Nioi-bu," or Smell Club, has registered more than 160 scents around the world, ranging from —  Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News
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