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- noun Plural form of
baubee .
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Examples
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It is the story of the Scotsman who had saved sufficient baubees to take a long expected trip to London.
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The knowledge of his wealth brought to McKaye a goodly measure of happiness -- not because he was of Scottish ancestry and had inherited a love for his baubees, but because he was descended from a fierce, proud Scottish clan and wealth spelled independence to him and his.
Kindred of the Dust 1918
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"Catriona," said I, "I believe you have yet a shilling and three baubees?"
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"Catriona," said I, "I believe you have yet a shilling and three baubees?"
Catriona Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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"Catriona," said I, "I believe you have yet a shilling and three baubees?"
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"That's no an ill w'y o 'getherin' the baubees," said Peter, seeing how the incomers paid their money.
The Marquis of Lossie George MacDonald 1864
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'We can gang to a' the markets thegither and gaither baubees (halfpence). '
Robert Falconer George MacDonald 1864
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The boys huzzaed, the Doctor flung them penny-pieces, and the mistress baubees.
The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family John Galt 1809
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And I will remind you this once again that I have but one shilling, and three baubees. "
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And I will remind you this once again that I have but one shilling, and three baubees. "
Catriona Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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