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oubaas S. Afr.|ˈəʊbɑːs|
Also ou baas, oud baas.
[Afrikaans, f. ou(d) old + baas.]
Elderly head of a family; elderly man, old gentleman. Also used as a form of address and prefixed to a surname or a Christian name.
1869T. Baines Diary 2 July (1946) I. 59 They recognised at once and were rather pleased with the likeness of ‘Oud Baas’, Mr. Hartley. 1914L. H. Brinkman Breath of Karroo ii. 24 The master of the house is addressed as ‘Ou baas’ and a young man, ‘Klein baas’. 1942‘B. Knight’ Sun climbs Slowly iv. xxx. 286 No, it was not the Oubaas, she said, but someone she had not seen before. 1946V. Pohl Land of Distant Horizons 50 They were so incredulous that the Hottentot exclaimed indignantly: ‘Oubaas, if I have never told the truth, I am telling it now’. 1947Forum (Johannesburg) 19 Apr. 1/1 The problems which faced the Oubaas this week ranged from the spreading boycott of Indian traders in the Transvaal..to the need for separate trade unions for Africans. 1952E. H. Burrows Overberg Outspan vi. 161 These were the people who congregated on Sundays with the family to hear the oubaas read a chapter of the Bible. 1959Cape Times 14 Feb. 3/4 Joe told him that he and Moyisi had hit the oubaas with kieries. Ibid. 5 June 13/5, I..recognized him as oubaas De Greef. 1973Deb. Senate S. Afr. 17 May 2807 Old Koos..said: ‘Oubaas,..I don't know why you should start so late.’ |