These are the meanings of the letters POOBAH when you unscramble them.
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boho (unknown)
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hobo (unknown)
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Hoop (n.)
A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in the plural.
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Hoop (n.)
A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc.
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Hoop (n.)
A quart pot; -- so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops.
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Hoop (n.)
A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in making cheese.
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Hoop (n.)
A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.
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Hoop (n.)
An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks.
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Hoop (n.)
The hoopoe. See Hoopoe.
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Hoop (v. i.)
To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout.
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Hoop (v. i.)
To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop.
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Hoop (v. t.)
To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or puncheon.
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Hoop (v. t.)
To call by a shout or peculiar cry.
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Hoop (v. t.)
To clasp; to encircle; to surround.
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Hoop (v. t.)
To drive or follow with a shout.
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Opah (n.)
A large oceanic fish (Lampris quttatus), inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also king of the herrings.
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Pooh (interj.)
Pshaw! pish! nonsense! -- an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt.