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bob wire

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noun

barbed wire.

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Nearby words

  1. boaz,
  2. bob,
  3. bob skate,
  4. bob up,
  5. bob veal,
  6. boba tea,
  7. bobadilla,
  8. bobadilla, francisco de,
  9. bobbed,
  10. bobbejaan

Origin of bob wire

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; by folk etymology
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for bob wire

  • The water had come up and covered it up to the tops of the bob-wire fence posts.

    Swatty|Ellis Parker Butler

  • He rolled under the bob-wire fence and started down between the com rows as hard as he could go.

    Swatty|Ellis Parker Butler