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Meanings of ob in English

Portuguese
obstetrícia
Catalan
obstetrícia

The branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother.

obstetrícia
Portuguese
rio ob

A major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea.

rio ob
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Examples for "Ob River"
Examples for "Ob River"
1
The vessel, Ob River, is taking a short cut of several thousand kilometres.
The Irish Times
2
This is the Ob River near Novosibirsk.
The new yorker
3
The Ob River is travelling through the remnants of the once-frozen Arctic ocean -in the depths of winter.
The Irish Times
4
By the time they reached their destination on the bank of the Ob River, the sun had started to rise.
Deep black
5
Within days, we are flying east over the Ural mountains and north-west across the great Ob river towards the Barents Sea.
The Guardian
Usage of ob in English
1
Let me see all you can find... Where the obHave your business.
Renaissance
2
We get the yams out ob de plantations and lib very comfortable.
By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War
3
Missus, she had a big barrel ob lumpy sugah in de pantry.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
4
No wonder; for dar isn't a mite ob certainty 'bout his 'tentions.
The Hallam Succession
5
More dan dat, de niggers in dis part ob country eat mans.
The Gorilla Hunters
6
Nebber did see dat chile tek so much notice ob de newspaper.
A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill
7
When I heard ob deir coming I had long talk wid wife.
By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War
8
Yes, I knows 'bout dat; Miss Elsie tole me lots ob times.
The Two Elsies / A Sequel to Elsie at Nantucket
9
Guess another ob dem debil fishes has grabbed holt ob de ship.
Under the Ocean to the South Pole; Or, the Strange Cruise of the...
10
De captain ob de band want heap money to let um go.
The Rover Boys in the Jungle; Or, Stirring Adventures in Africa
11
No possible to git out ob doors widout de alarm being given.
True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence
12
After de death ob de ole people de house change bery much.
By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War
13
My time is precious, and de hire is wordy ob de laborer.
The Lost Hunter / A Tale of Early Times
14
But I rackon dat was from de shootin' ob dat dar guerrilla.
Young Captain Jack; Or, The Son of a Soldier
15
When missy gib her de papers ob freedom, she cry bery much.
By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War
16
Dis chile knows when to persecute de essence ob quietude an' silence.
Through the Air to the North Pole / Or, The Wonderful Cruise of ...
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common