baboon
Common misspellings:
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- baffoon (25.0%)
- bafoon (25.0%)
- boboon (50.0%)
Usage examples for baboon:
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But Baboon said, " Cat, bite Mouse."
"South-African Folk-Tales" – James A. Honey -
Here might be seen the Savage Man, well known in heraldry, hairy as a baboon and girdled with green leaves.
"From-Twice-Told-Tales" – Hawthorne, Nathaniel -
Now as Ailie screamed this just as Briant ceased to speak, and, moreover, pointed, or appeared to point, straight into that individual's face, it was natural to suppose that the child was becoming somewhat personal- the more so that Briant's visage, when wrinkled up and tanned by the glare of a tropical sun, was not unlike to that of a large baboon
"The Red Eric" – R.M. Ballantyne -
Obedient to the unspoken command, the man did not come beyond the threshold; but he stood there for many seconds, glowering with the eyes of a monstrous, malignant baboon
"The Knave of Diamonds" – Ethel May Dell