bilbo
1[ bil-boh ]
/ ˈbɪl boʊ /
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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Origin of bilbo
1First recorded in 1550–60; earlier bilbow < ?
Definition for bilbo (2 of 3)
bilbo
2[ bil-boh ]
/ ˈbɪl boʊ /
noun, plural bil·boes. Archaic.
a finely tempered sword.
Origin of bilbo
2Definition 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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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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Word Origin and History for bilbo
bilbo
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).
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