bilbo
41bilbo — bilbo1 /bil boh/, n., pl. bilboes. Usually, bilboes. a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly attached to the ankles of prisoners. [1550 60; earlier bilbow < ?] bilbo2 /bil boh/, n., pl. bilboes. Archaic. a finely… …
42Bilbo — /bil boh/, n. Theodore Gilmore /gil mawr, mohr/, 1877 1947, U.S. Southern populist politician: senator 1935 47. * * * …
43bilbo — noun a) A device for punishment. See bilboes. b) A kind of sword with well tempered and flexible blade, originally produced in Bilbao and Toledo …
44bilbo — n. spanish sword having a well tempered blade (Archaic); long iron bar with sliding shackles attached to prisoners feet …
45bilbo — noun (plural bilbos or bilboes) historical a sword noted for the temper and elasticity of its blade. Origin C16: from Bilboa, an earlier English form of Bilbao, the Spanish seaport noted for the manufacture of fine blades …
46bilbo — n. Rapier, short sword …
47bilbo — bil·bo …
48bilbo — I bil•bo [[t]ˈbɪl boʊ[/t]] n. pl. boes. Usu., bilboes. a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly attached to the ankles of prisoners • Etymology: 1550–60; earlier bilbow, of obscure orig. II bil•bo or bil•boa [[t]ˈbɪl… …
49bilbo — n. sword …
50bilbo — n. (pl. os or oes) hist. a sword noted for the temper and elasticity of its blade. Etymology: Bilboa = Bilbao in Spain …
