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• Banbury

  a town in N Oxfordshire, in S England. Contemporary Examples “We are far, far away from ending this crisis,” said Banbury. Millions Promised for Ebola Not Adding Up Abby Haglage November 24, 2014 Historical Examples Many of the remains of the old fabric are in use as ornaments in Banbury gardens. Edge Hill Edwin Walford […]

• Ban

  to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime. Archaic. to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon. to curse; execrate. the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction. informal denunciation or prohibition, as by public opinion: society’s ban on racial discrimination. Law. a proclamation. a […]

• Banbury cake

  a small, oval pastry containing currants, candied peel, honey, spices, etc., usually with three parallel cuts across the top. Historical Examples The following little “Banbury cake” Book is so excessively rare, we give the text verbatim. Banbury Chap Books Edwin Pearson noun (Brit) a cake consisting of a pastry base filled with currants, raisins, candied […]

• Banbury tart

  a tart filled with a lemon-flavored mixture of currants, raisins, or the like.

• Banco

  a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection. to make such a declaration. Contemporary Examples It began harmlessly enough, with a call from the […]

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