Talk:boma
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RFV of etymology 2, the "aboma" (snake) sense. - -sche (discuss) 20:38, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
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- 1829, Conrad Malte-Brun, Universal Geography: Or, A Description of All Parts of the World, on a New Plan, According to the Great Natural Divisions of the Globe, volume 3:
- Different Monstrous serpents infest these inhospitable countries. The boa or boma, in length from twenty-five to thirty feet, and five in thickness, darts from trees upon men and animals, swallowing them at once, and in its turn becomes a prey to the negroes, who attack it during its digestion, or burn it by setting fire to tho woods at the termination of the rains.
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The entry suffers from a proliferation of senses, mostly without citations, with usage examples that mostly don't support the senses given. Is anyone familiar with East African English. DCDuring TALK 16:04, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
- Nah, it looks fine, Dennis. --Gente como tú (talk) 12:38, 16 January 2018 (UTC)