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| Grammar : Verb |
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| Phonetic Transcription : bɒb |
Definition of bob
Origin :- "move with a short, jerking motion," late 14c., probably connected to Middle English bobben "to strike, beat" (late 13c.), perhaps of echoic origin. Another early sense was "to make a fool of, cheat" (early 14c.). Related: Bobbed; bobbing. The sense in bobbing for apples (or cherries) recorded by 1799.
- verb bounce up and down
- This process is performed by girls, with the aid of what is called a “bob” or “glazer.”
- Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
- "Bob, it's damned hard to find a straight-legged dog," laughed Danby.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- "I thought I'd come back and tell you," said Bob Lewis, apologetically.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Captain Bob has been a Sandy Hook pilot for some years back.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- "Cap'n Bob stopped it, sir," was sure to have been the proffered reply.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Come here tomorrow and let me know how she got through and I'll give ye five bob.'
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Well, we had it measured and I was right, and it cost her me fare and fifteen bob besides.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- There Bob enveloped him in his arms, struggling and kicking, and put him on the horse.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Bob ought to be a Christian; he won't be safe two minutes at a time until he is.
- Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
- If I believe that, why don't I pray for Bob, so that he'll be converted?
- Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
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