"obe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: obes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} obe (plural obes)
  1. (historical) A particular subdivision of ancient Laconia. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-obe-en-noun-~42csQPM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} obe (uncountable)
  1. Obsolete form of obeah. Tags: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: obeah Related terms: obe ata
    Sense id: en-obe-en-noun-vbYuC8TF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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