Booby

  • 61Booby hutch — Hutch Hutch, n. [OE. hucche, huche, hoche, F. huche, LL. hutica.] 1. A chest, box, coffer, bin, coop, or the like, in which things may be stored, or animals kept; as, a grain hutch; a rabbit hutch. [1913 Webster] 2. A measure of two Winchester… …

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  • 62booby trap — noun Date: 1850 1. a trap for the unwary or unsuspecting ; pitfall 2. a concealed explosive device contrived to go off when some harmless looking object is touched • booby trap transitive verb …

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  • 63booby-trap — transitive verb see booby trap …

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  • 64booby prize — noun A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance. At the end of the conference, they awarded him with a rubber chicken as a booby prize for complaining the loudest …

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  • 65booby-trapped — adjective having a hidden booby trap …

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  • 66booby hatch — n a psychiatric hospital. A jocular term, originally from North America. The asso ciation with boob and booby is obvious; hatch or hutch is an archaic term for many different enclosures and contain ers …

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  • 67booby trap — see booby trap …

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  • 68booby-trap — See: booby trap …

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  • 69booby trap — klaidinamasis užtaisas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Užtaisas, turintis nepavojingo daikto pavidalą ir sprogstantis pajudinus ar atlikus bet kokį saugų veiksmą. atitikmenys: angl. booby trap pranc. piège …

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  • 70booby hatch — noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum • Syn: ↑Bedlam, ↑crazy house, ↑cuckoo s nest, ↑funny farm, ↑funny house, ↑loony bin, ↑madhouse, ↑nut house, ↑nuthouse, ↑ …

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