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Arctomys bobacBobac Bo"bac, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The Poland marmot (Arctomys bobac). Bob wigBob wig Bob" wig`
A short wig with bobs or short curls; -- called also bobtail
wig. --Spectator. Bobance
Bobance Bo*bance", n. [OF. bobance, F. bombance, boasting,
pageantry, fr. L. bombus a humming, buzzing.]
A boasting. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Bobber
Bobber Bob"ber, n.
One who, or that which, bobs.
Bobbery
Bobbery Bob"ber*y, n. [Prob. an Anglo-Indian form of Hindi
b[=a]p re O thou father! (a very disrespectful address).]
A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance; as, to raise a
bobbery. [Low] --Halliwell.
BobbinBobbin Bob"bin, n. [F. bobine; of uncertain origin; cf. L.
bombus a humming, from the noise it makes, or Ir. & Gael.
baban tassel, or E. bob.]
1. A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most
commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each
thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down
holding the thread at a slight tension.
2. A spool or reel of various material and construction, with
a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole
bored through its length by which it may be placed on a
spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in
spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc.
3. The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch
string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
4. (Haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.
5. (Elec.) A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated
wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes
magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical
current.
Bobbin and fly frame, a roving machine.
Bobbin lace, lace made on a pillow with bobbins; pillow
lace. Bobbin and fly frameBobbin Bob"bin, n. [F. bobine; of uncertain origin; cf. L.
bombus a humming, from the noise it makes, or Ir. & Gael.
baban tassel, or E. bob.]
1. A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most
commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each
thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down
holding the thread at a slight tension.
2. A spool or reel of various material and construction, with
a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole
bored through its length by which it may be placed on a
spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in
spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc.
3. The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch
string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
4. (Haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.
5. (Elec.) A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated
wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes
magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical
current.
Bobbin and fly frame, a roving machine.
Bobbin lace, lace made on a pillow with bobbins; pillow
lace. Bobbin laceBobbin Bob"bin, n. [F. bobine; of uncertain origin; cf. L.
bombus a humming, from the noise it makes, or Ir. & Gael.
baban tassel, or E. bob.]
1. A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most
commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each
thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down
holding the thread at a slight tension.
2. A spool or reel of various material and construction, with
a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole
bored through its length by which it may be placed on a
spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in
spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc.
3. The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch
string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
4. (Haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.
5. (Elec.) A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated
wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes
magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical
current.
Bobbin and fly frame, a roving machine.
Bobbin lace, lace made on a pillow with bobbins; pillow
lace. bobbin netBobbinet Bob`bi*net", n. [Bobbin + net.]
A kind of cotton lace which is wrought by machines, and not
by hand. [Sometimes written bobbin net.]
The English machine-made net is now confined to point
net, warp net, and bobbin net, so called from the
peculiar construction of the machines by which they are
produced. --Tomlinsom. BobbinetBobbinet Bob`bi*net", n. [Bobbin + net.]
A kind of cotton lace which is wrought by machines, and not
by hand. [Sometimes written bobbin net.]
The English machine-made net is now confined to point
net, warp net, and bobbin net, so called from the
peculiar construction of the machines by which they are
produced. --Tomlinsom. Bobbinwork
Bobbinwork Bob"bin*work`, n.
Work woven with bobbins.
Bobbish
Bobbish Bob"bish, a.
Hearty; in good spirits. [Low, Eng.] --Dickens.
Bobby
Bobby Bob"by, n.
A nickname for a policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who
remodeled the police force. See Peeler. [Slang, Eng.]
--Dickens.
Bob-cherry
Bob-cherry Bob"-cher`ry, n.
A play among children, in which a cherry, hung so as to bob
against the mouth, is to be caught with the teeth.
Bobfly
Bobfly Bob"fly`, n. (Fishing)
The fly at the end of the leader; an end fly.
BoblincolnBobolink Bob"o*link`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male
is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also,
ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.
The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. --W.
Irving. BobolinkBobolink Bob"o*link`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male
is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also,
ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.
The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. --W.
Irving. Bobsled
Bobsled Bob"sled`, Bobsleigh Bob"sleigh`, n.
A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a
reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed. [U. S.]
The long wagon body set on bobsleds. --W. D.
Howells.
Bobsleigh
Bobsled Bob"sled`, Bobsleigh Bob"sleigh`, n.
A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a
reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed. [U. S.]
The long wagon body set on bobsleds. --W. D.
Howells.
Bobstay
Bobstay Bob"stay`, n. [Bob + stay.] (Naut.)
A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to
the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.
BobtailBobtail Bob"tail`, n. [Bob + tail.]
An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.
Rag, tag, and bobtail, the rabble. Bobtail
Bobtail Bob"tail`, a.
Bobtailed. ``Bobtail cur.' --Marryat.
bobtail wigBob wig Bob" wig`
A short wig with bobs or short curls; -- called also bobtail
wig. --Spectator. Bobtailed
Bobtailed Bob"tailed`, a.
Having the tail cut short, or naturally short; curtailed; as,
a bobtailed horse or dog; a bobtailed coat.
Cabob
Cabob Ca*bob", v. t.
To roast, as a cabob. --Sir. T. Herbert.
Cabob
Cabob Ca*bob", n. [Hindi kab[=a]b]
1. A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer;
-- so called in Turkey and Persia.
2. A leg of mutton roasted, stuffed with white herrings and
sweet herbs. --Wright.
KabobKabob Ka*bob", n. & v. t.
See Cabob, n. & v. t. NabobNabob Na"bob (n[=a]"b[o^]b), n. [Hind. naw[=a]b, from Ar.
naw[=a]b, pl. of n[=a]["i]b a vicegerent, governor. Cf
Nawab.]
1. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of
the ancient Mogul empire.
2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense
riches: hence, any man of great wealth. `` A bilious old
nabob.' --Macaulay.
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