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  • Obeah
    Obeah in the Bahamas is not a religion like voodoo in Haiti, but the two do have elements in common.
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  • own something to somebody
    [cf. OED own to acknowledge something in its relation to oneself ...to confess to be valid (with simple obj. or
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  • own personal self
     [W Car.; also US dial. South (Green)] n. phr. (for) one's own benefit: He buy that piece of land for
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  • own
    /own/, oon /uwn, un /on/ [Atlantic; cf. OED, 1743 "Two swords of the Captain's own"; also US dial. South ADD]
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  • over the hill
    [the US, Brit. slang meaning 'past one's prime' seems unfamiliar to Bah.; the term appears to be purely topographical, referring
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  • oversleep yourself
    [also US dial. South DARE] v. to oversleep: 1966 He oversleep himself(Crowley 54). (Gen)
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  • overnight food
    [ from leaving over night] n. leftover food. Her husband say he won't eat no overnight food (Nassau). (Black)
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  • overcast
    /ówvalcyas/ [OED, overspread with clouds] n. an all-day drizzle. (Gen.)
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  • over back
     n. 1. area from the harbour toward the ocean: 1977 (Albury 157). (White) 2. a plot of land used for
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  • over
     [OED, at an end] v. to be finished: 1940 D' fire done over (Dupuch 59). The fair starts at 12
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