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ob
Part of speech:A prefix meaning " in the way of"; " against," as in obviate; ob becomes oc before c, as in occasion: of before f, as in offend; o before m, as in omit; and op before p, as in oppose; in bot., ob means " reversed"- thus: " cordate" means heart- shaped, with the attachment at the broad end; " obcordate" means heart- shaped, but with the attachment at the narrow end.
Usage examples "ob":- She was in hyar an hour, 'most, 'fore she went up- stairs,- and I told her not go near you, but she snoke up, and I dassn't holler, fear ob waking yer ma,- and my head is loose on my shoulders now, listenin' to her clack. - "Hildegarde's Harvest", Laura E. Richards.
- He doesn't kere fur de color ob de skin or de quality ob de hair. - "The Freedmen's Book", Lydia Maria Child.
- An when she laugh, she soun' jes like de little stream back ob de spring house gurglin' past de rocks. - "Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2", Work Projects Administration.