obe

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Obi \O"bi\, n. [Prob. of African origin.]
   1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin,
      practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [Written
      also {obe} and {obeah}.] --De Quincey. --B. Edwards.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A charm or fetich. [West Indies] --B. Edwards.
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Obe \Ob"e\ ([=o]"b[-e]), n.
   See {Obi}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Office By Example
OBE

   <language> (OBE) A sequel to {QBE}, described in publications
   by Moshe Zloof of {IBM} in the early 1980s but apparently
   never implemented.

   (1998-03-14)

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