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| − | *[[Boys' Brigade]] - an international non-denominational [[Christian]] youth organization | + | *[[Boys' Brigade]] - an international non-denominational [[Christian]] youth organization |
| + | *Ball bearing, pericularly in the context of a BB rifle: a primitive air weapon that fires ball-bearings or similarly-shaped shot. | ||
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| + | '''B.B.''' was also the pen name of the British childrens' writer Denys Watkins-Pitchford (1905-1990), author of ''The Little Grey Men'' (1942) and other novels which drew much of their lyrical inspiration from the natural world<ref>http://www.welford.org/bb.htm</ref>. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 12:38, July 10, 2007
B.B. is an abbreviation which may refer to:
- Ballast Bonus - a special payment in shipping terms
- Bareboat - a shipping term describing a type of charter
- Boys' Brigade - an international non-denominational Christian youth organization
- Ball bearing, pericularly in the context of a BB rifle: a primitive air weapon that fires ball-bearings or similarly-shaped shot.
B.B. was also the pen name of the British childrens' writer Denys Watkins-Pitchford (1905-1990), author of The Little Grey Men (1942) and other novels which drew much of their lyrical inspiration from the natural world[1].
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