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Baal
Bā̆al, m., indecl. (lord), a Syrian deity : Bāal, Prud. Apoth. 393: Băal, Sedul. 5, 147; Vulg....
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or Bail,
«An aboriginal expression of disapproval.» (Gilbert Parker,Glossary to `Round the Compass in Australia,' 1888.) It wasthe negative in the Sydney dialect.
1893. J. F. Hogan, `Robert Lowe,' p. 271, quoting from `TheAtlas' (circa 1845):
«Traces, however, of the Egyptian language are discoverableamong the present inhabitants, with whom, for instance, theword `Bale' or `Baal' is in continual use . . . .» [Evidentlya joke.]
Bā̆al, m., indecl. (lord), a Syrian deity : Bāal, Prud. Apoth. 393: Băal, Sedul. 5, 147; Vulg....
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.