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hubbas

hubbas is the plural of hubba.

Meaning of hubba

Noun

hubba (plural hubbas)

  1. (British, India) A grain.
    • Diamonds and pearls are sold by hubbas and ruttees; 8 hubbas equal to 1 ruttee, about 2 grains troy.1825, William Milburn, Thomas Thornton, Oriental Commerce, page 111
  2. (British, India) A jot or tittle; the smallest amount.
    • The camp Banyans, to make their purchases of him, pay the assize your Highness may fix, and not a hubba shall be taken without payment being made.1786, Warren Hastings, India Courier Extraordinary, page 307

Questions about hubbas

What is hubbas the plural of?
Hubbas is the plural of hubba.

Words near hubbas in the dictionary

  1. Hubbardston
  2. Hubbardston Nonesuch
  3. Hubbardston Nonesuches
  4. Hubbart
  5. Hubbarts
  6. hubbas
  7. hubbed
  8. Hubbell
  9. Hubbells
  10. hubber
  11. hubbers

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