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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. |
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A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as
for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait. |
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A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line
to show when a fish is biting; a float. |
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The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight
at the end of a plumb line. |
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A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in
polishing spoons, etc. |
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A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the
head. |
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A working beam. |
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A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig. |
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A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells. |
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The refrain of a song. |
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A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist. |
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A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick. |
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A shilling. |
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To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing)
with a bob. |
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To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap. |
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To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch. |
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To mock or delude; to cheat. |
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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. |
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To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3. |
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