DEFINITIONS

bilbo

1
[ bil-boh ]
/ ˈbɪl boʊ /
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noun, plural bil·boes. Usually bilboes.

a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly attached to the ankles of prisoners.

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Words related to bilbo

weapon, blade, dagger, saber, brand, bill, foil, cutlass, rapier, epee, scimitar, hanger, sabre, broadsword, kris, creese, claymore, falchion, backsword, toledo

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Origin of bilbo

1
First recorded in 1550–60; earlier bilbow < ?

Definition for bilbo (2 of 3)

bilbo2
[ bil-boh ]
/ ˈbɪl boʊ /

noun, plural bil·boes. Archaic.

a finely tempered sword.

Origin of bilbo

2
1585–95; short for Bilboa blade sword made in Bilboa (variant of Bilbao)

Definition for bilbo (3 of 3)

Bilbo
[ bil-boh ]
/ ˈbɪl boʊ /

noun

Theodore Gil·more [gil-mawr, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr, -moʊr/, 1877–1947, U.S. Southern populist politician: senator 1935–47.
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British Dictionary definitions for bilbo

bilbo
/ (ˈbɪlbəʊ) /

noun plural -bos or -boes

(formerly) a sword with a marked temper and elasticity

Word Origin for bilbo

C16: from Bilboa, variant (in English) of Bilbao, Spain, noted for its blades
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