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Induration of the tissues. See Sclerema, Scleroderma, and Sclerosis.
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Webster dictionary was developed by Noah Webster in the beginning of 19th century. On this website, you can find definition for baboo from the 1913 edition of Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. Define baboo using one of the most comprehensive free online dictionaries on the web.
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- The station- master- a solemn Baboo, full of his own importance, becomingly clad in a waving white petticoat, with bare legs and elastic- sided boots, surmounted by a long cutaway frock- coat, topped by a black skull- cap, and finally decorated by a pen behind his ear- seemed totally unable to cope with the terrible problem he was set to solve. - "A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil", T. R. Swinburne.
- Drafting skills and the associated engineering knowledge were not generally appreciated; an Indian corporal, a Company Office clerk, a baboo, looked in one day, viewed the work being done and said with an air of complete confidence in his abilities, " You show me sergeant - three days I do your job." - "Coming of Age: 1939-1946", John Cox.
- Between the clever and subtle Baboo of Bengal and the war- like Marahtta of the west, the bold, spirited Pathan in the north and the passive but enduring Dravidian in the south, there are many intermediate classes which furnish wonderful diversity of character and temperament. - "India’s Problem Krishna or Christ", John P. Jones.