baz
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Though many refer to Chery and his compatriots as gang leaders, they have a different perception of themselves and their armed followers, whom they refer to as the baz – the base of the neighbourhood.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2015
The baz within Martissant – the larger neighbourhood of which Ti Bois is part – have often been in conflict among themselves.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2015
The baz have functioned in that power vacuum for years as a kind of de facto community government.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2015
Now, with Haitian elections scheduled for this year, the various baz are working to maintain a tense peace between themselves.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2015
Its root occurs in the following adverbial forms: Mœso-Gothic, bats; Old High German, pats; Old Saxon and Anglo-Saxon, bet; Middle High German, baz; Middle Dutch, bat, bet.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
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