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"nabob." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 7 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "nabob." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 7, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-nabob.html "nabob." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 07, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-nabob.html |
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nabob Muslim official acting as deputy governor in the Mogul empire XVII; rich person, spec. one who has returned from India XVIII. — Pg. nababo — Urdu nawāb (whence nawab XVIII), prob. — Arab. nawwāb, intensive form of nā'ib deputy (confused with nuwwāb, Arab. pl.).
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T. F. HOAD. "nabob." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 7 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "nabob." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 7, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-nabob.html T. F. HOAD. "nabob." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 07, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-nabob.html |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "nabob." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 7 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "nabob." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 7, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-nabob.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "nabob." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 07, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-nabob.html |
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nabob •blob, bob, cob, dob, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, knob, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob
•nabob • skibob • thingamabob
•corncob • hobnob • doorknob
•heartthrob
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"nabob." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 7 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "nabob." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 7, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-nabob.html "nabob." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 07, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-nabob.html |
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