| Bob (bob) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Bob |
| [An onomatopoetic word,
expressing quick, jerky motion; OE. bob bunch, bobben to
strike, mock, deceive. Cf. Prov. Eng. bob, n., a ball, an engine
beam, bunch, blast, trick, taunt, scoff; as, a v., to dance, to courtesy,
to disappo |
Anything
that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the
end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's
tail.
A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used
in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.
A small piece of cork or light wood attached to
a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.
The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the
ball or weight at the end of a plumb line.
A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded
edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a
bob of the head.
A working beam.
A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob
wig.
A peculiar mode of ringing changes on
bells.
The refrain of a song.
A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the
fist.
A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a
trick.
A shilling.
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| Bob (bob) |
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| v. t. | ((?)) |
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| Bob |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Bobbed (&?]); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Bobbing.] [OE. bobben. See Bob, n.] |
To cause to move in a short, jerking manner] to
move (a thing) with a bob.
To strike with a quick, light blow; to
tap.
To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to
filch.
To mock or delude; to cheat.
To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a
horse's tail.
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To have a
short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely
against anything.
To angle with a bob. See Bob,
n., 2 *** 3.
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