техн. бабка (приспособление, деталь), петля (для крючка), свинка (слиток), чушка
grandchildmother, grandchildparent
розм. old woman, grandmother.
1) тех. mandrel (для клепання);2) (токарна) stock;
задня бабка — tail-stock;передня бабка — headstock;
3) буд. king-post;
кроквяна бабка — queen-post.
(надкопитний суглоб у коня) pastern, chestnut.
ент. dragon-fly, flying' adder;розм. (devil's) darning needle.
(гра) knucklebone, dib;
грати в бабки (в паці) — to play knucklebones, to play dibs.
кул. baked pudding.
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