Webster's Dictionary 1913

3592

Bobber

Bob″ber (�), n. One who, or that which, bobs.

3593

Bobbery

Bob″ber‐y (�), n. [Prob. an Anglo-Indian form of Hindi bāp re O thou father! (a very disrespectful address).] A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance; as, to raise a bobbery. ...

3594

Bobbin

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...

3595

Bobbinet

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 confi...

3596

Bobbinwork

Bob″bin‐work′ (�), n. Work woven with bobbins.

3597

Bobbish

Bob″bish (�), a. Hearty; in good spirits. Dickens.

3598

Bobby

Bob″by (�), n. A nickname for a policeman; — from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See Peeler. Dickens.

3599

Bobfly

Bob″fly′ (�), n.(Fishing) The fly at the end of the leader; an end fly.

3600

Bobolink

Bob″o‐link′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; — called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln....

3601

Bobsled

{ Bob″sled′ (�), 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.The long wagon body set on ...

3602

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.

3603

Bobtail

Bob″tail′ (�), n. [Bob + tail.] An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.Rag, tag, and bobtail, the rabble.

3604

Bobtail (2)

Bob″tail′, a. Bobtailed. “Bobtail cur.” Marryat.

3605

Bobtailed

Bob″tailed′ (�), a. Having the tail cut short, or naturally short; curtailed; as, a bobtailed horse or dog; a bobtailed coat.

3606

Bobwhite

Bob″white′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) The common quail of North America (Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus); — so called from its note.

3607

Bocal

Bo″cal (�), n. A cylindrical glass vessel, with a large and short neck.

3608

Bocardo

Bo‐car″do (�), n. 1. (Logic) A form of syllogism of which the first and third propositions are particular negatives, and the middle term a universal affirmative.Baroko and Bocar...

3609

Bocasine

Boc″a‐sine (�), n. [F. bocassin, boucassin.] A sort of fine buckram.

3610

Bocca

‖Boc″ca (�), n. The round hole in the furnace of a glass manufactory through which the fused glass is taken out. Craig.

3611

Boce

Boce (bōs), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. βόαξ, βω̑ξ.] (Zoöl.) A European fish (Box vulgaris), having a compressed body and bright colors; — called also box, and bogue.

3612

Bock beer

Bock″ beer′ (�). [G. bockbier; bock a buck + bier beer; — said to be so named from its tendency to cause the drinker to caper like a goat.] A strong beer, originally made in Bav...

3613

Bockelet

Bock″e‐let (�), n.(Zoöl.) A kind of long-winged hawk; — called also bockerel, and bockeret.

3614

Bockey

Bock″ey (�), n. [D. bokaal.] A bowl or vessel made from a gourd. Bartlett.

3615

Bocking

Bock″ing, n. A coarse woolen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.; — so called from the town of Bocking, in England, where it was first made.

3616

Bockland

Bock″land (�), n. See Bookland.

3617

Bod veal

Bod veal. Veal too immature to be suitable for food.

3618

Boddice

Bod″dice (�), n. See Bodick.