Synonyms for bilbo
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bil-boh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɪl boʊ |
Top 10 synonyms for bilbo Other synonyms for the word bilbo
Définition of bilbo
Origin :- kind of sword noted for temper and elasticity, 1590s, from Bilbao, town in northern Spain where swords were made, in English Bilboa. The town name is Roman Bellum Vadum "beautiful ford" (over the Nervion River).
- As in sword : noun saber
- As in sword : noun weapon
- The fool came at me, bilbo in hand, and I was forced to draw.'
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- He can't hurt you—he has broken his bilbo across—the symbol of gentility.
- Extract from : « The Cock and Anchor » by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
- Some of them belonged to the crowd who opposed Bilbo Grundy's fabulous invention.
- Extract from : « In the Cards » by Alan Cogan
- That was the one basic mistake that we, and everyone else, made when we discussed the Bilbo Grundy Projector.
- Extract from : « In the Cards » by Alan Cogan
- The real thing—not the Bilbo Grundy toy, but real physical time travel.
- Extract from : « In the Cards » by Alan Cogan
- I have brought you a couple of dictionaries; let us see if your highness can find out the Latin for bilbo.
- Extract from : « The Lady of Lyons » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
- The French marine still use a kind of leg-iron of the bilbo type.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 » by Various
- I was knocked senseless in the fight, after I had put my bilbo through your comely brother.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- When we made our last share-crop, father farmed on Senator Bilbo's mother's farm on the State line.
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States » by Work Projects Administration
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