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BoF
BoF is an acronym for: Basic Oxygen Furnace: This is a furnace used in steel production that removes oxygen from the iron ore and other substances.Birds of a Feather: This idiom is a shortening of the proverb "birds of a feather flock together", meaning that people (birds) of the same kind or inter..
Bofete
Bofete is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its coordinates are [23°06′08″S, 48°15′28″W]. The population in 2003 is 8,223 and the area is 654.93 km² The elevation is 576 m. ..
Boffa
Boffa is a town located in western Guinea. It is the capital of Boffa Prefecture. ..
Boffa Island
Boffa Island ([66°28′S 110°37′E]) is a rocky, ridge-like Antarctic island, 0.8 mi long, lying half a mile east of Browning Peninsula between Bosner and Birkenhauer Islands, in the south part of the Windmill Islands. It was first mapped by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill..
Boffa Prefecture
Boffa is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Boffa. The prefecture covers an area of 9,100 km.² and has an estimated population of 165,000. Prefectures of Guinea Boké Region: Boffa | Boké | Fria | Gaoual | Koundara Conakry Region: Conakry Faranah Regio..
Boffer
Redirect [[Template:Merge]] A latex boffer Sword and Dagger. A boffer is any padded weapon used in the act of boffing. These are often associated with LARPs. Contents 1 Construction1.1 Core1.2 Padding1.3 Thrusting tip1.4 Flourishes1.5 Coating or shell2 Va..
Bofferdange
Bofferdange (Luxembourgish: Bouferdeng, German: Bofferdingen) is a small town in the commune of Lorentzweiler, in central Luxembourg. As of 2005, the town has a population of 772. ..
Boffille de Juge
Boffille de Juge (d. 1502), French-Italian adventurer and statesman, belonged to the family of del Giudice, which came from Amalfi, and followed the fortunes of the Angevin dynasty. When John of Anjou, duke of Calabria, was conquered in Italy (1461) and fled to Provence, Boffille followed him. He w..
Boffin
This article is about the British slang word for scientist. For other uses of the word, see boffin (disambiguation). A boffin in action In the slang of the United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa, boffins are scientists, engineers, and other people who are stereotypically seen as engaged..
Boffing
Boffing is the act of fighting with padded weapons called boffers. Boffer groups construct weapons such as swords, bows, catapults, and other armaments. Boffing is done purely for entertainment, as an alternative to modern fencing and kendo, and is practiced across the globe. Boffing is often ..
Boffin (computer game)
Boffin is a platform game released in 1985 by Addictive Games on the Acorn Electron. It could also be played on the BBC Micro. The original version featured twenty five caverns. There was also a second version for the BBC Micro only featuring twenty different caverns. Both versions were packaged wit..
Boffin (disambiguation)
Boffin may refer to any of the following: A boffin is British slang for a scientistBoffin is a hobbit family in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the RingsBoffin is a variant spelling of the Welsh family name BaughanBoffin is a platform game released on the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro.Boffin was the nick..
Boffin family
This article is about Tolkien's hobbits. For other uses of the word boffin see boffin (disambiguation). In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Boffin (anglicization of Bophîn, name of unknown meaning in Hobbitish Westron) family are a prominent hobbit family of The Shire, associated with the re..
Boffius
Boffius is a genus of mammal from the Paleocene of Europe. It is a member of the extinct order of Multituberculata. It lies within the suborder Cimolodonta and is the only known member of the family Boffiidae (Hahn & Hahn, 1983). The genus was named by Vianey-Liaud M. in 1979. The species Boffius..
Bofflens
Bofflens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is part of the district of Orbe. ..
Boffo Games
Boffo Games was a promising but very short lived computer games developer founded in 1994 by Steve Meretzky, Mike Dornbrook, and Leo DaCosta. Only two games, Hodj 'n' Podj and the Space Bar, were produced by Boffo before the studio closed its doors in 1997. The official Boffo Games web page is stil..
Boffy the Vampire Layer
Canonicity warning: The following is not considered canonical in the Buffyverse.'' Boffy the Vampire Layer is a trade paperback collecting comic stories offering a sexually explicit satire of the television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Contents 1 Story description1.0.1 General ..
Boffzen
Coat of arms Map --> Base data States of Germany: Niedersachsen Landkreis: Holzminden (district) Geographic coordinates: 51° 45' n. B.9° 23' ö. L. Height: 121 m ü. Sea level Area: 8,04 km² Population: 2.975 (30.06.2004) Population density: 370 inhabitants p..
Boff Whalley
--> Boff Whalley (b.1961, Burnley, Lancashire), is the lead guitarist for the band Chumbawamba. Before joining Chumbawamba he attended Art College in Maidstone and worked in a supermarket and as a postman. Together with his fellow members of Chimp Eats Banana, Midge and Danbert Nobacon, he moved t..
Bofills Båge
Bofills Båge, is a residential building on Södermalm, Stockholm. The building was designed by the spanish architect Ricardo Bofill and constructed between 1991 and 1992. ..
Bofors
For the scandal involving Bofors AB's Indian contracts, see Bofors scandal. Bofors Defence AB was an iron works, cannon maker, and defence contractor located in Karlskoga, Sweden. The company was founded in 1873 but it originates from the hammer mill "Boofors" founded 1646. In 1999 Saab purchas..
Bofors 37 mm
Polish wz.36 anti-tank gun. The Bofors 37 mm was an anti-tank gun used by some European armies during WW2. It was initially designed by Swedish manufacturer Bofors, and licensed copies were produced by Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Poland. Despite common belief, German 37 mm PaK 35/36 ..
Bofors 40 mm gun
The Bofors 40 mm gun is a famous anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the Swedish firm of Bofors. It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft systems during World War II, used by most of the western Allies as well as various other forces. It is often referred to simply as the Bofors..
Bofors IK
Bofors IK, is an ice-hockey club from Karlskoga in Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, Allsvenskan. External links [Official homepage] ..
Bofors Scandal
The Bofors Scandal was a major corruption scandal in India in the 1980s; several Indian politicians, including then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, were accused of receiving kickbacks from Bofors AB for winning a bid to supply India's 155 mm field howitzer. The scale of the corruption was far worse tha..
B of the Bang
B Of The Bang is a sculpture designed by Thomas Heatherwick erected in Manchester, England. It is the tallest self-supporting sculpture in the United Kingdom and was constructed close to the City of Manchester Stadium in order to commemorate the success of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The sculpt..
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