bilbo
2[ bil-boh ]
/ ˈbɪl boʊ /
noun, plural bil·boes. Archaic.
a finely tempered sword.
RELATED WORDS
weapon, blade, dagger, saber, brand, bill, foil, cutlass, rapier, epee, scimitar, hanger, sabre, broadsword, kris, creese, claymore, falchion, backsword, toledo
Nearby words
- bilateral trade,
- bilateralism,
- bilayer,
- bilbao,
- bilberry,
- bilbo, theodore gilmore,
- bilboes,
- bilby,
- bildad,
- bildungsroman
Origin of bilbo
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Examples from the Web for bilboes
bilboes
/ (ˈbɪlbəʊz) /
pl n
a long iron bar with two sliding shackles, formerly used to confine the ankles of a prisoner
Word Origin for bilboes
C16: perhaps changed from Bilbao
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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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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