BAA: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
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- [n] the cry made by sheep
- [v] cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
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| | Synonyms: | | blat, blate, bleat |
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| | See Also: | | cry, emit, let loose, let out, utter | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Baa\ (b[aum]), v. i. [Cf. G. b["a]en; an imitative word.]
To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep.
He treble baas for help, but none can get. --Sir P.
Sidney.
\Baa\ (b[aum]), n.; pl. {Baas} (b[aum]z). [Cf. G. b["a].]
The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat.
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