bobbery

American  

[bob-uh-ree] / ˈbɒb ə ri /

noun

plural

bobberies

1. a disturbance; brawl.

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bobbery British  

/ ˈbɒbərɪ /

noun

1. Also called: bobbery pack.  a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds

2. informal a noisy commotion

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adjective

1. informal noisy or excitable

Etymology

Origin of bobbery

First recorded in 1810–20, bobbery is from Hindi bāp re “O father!”

Example Sentences

Skunks will often prove a great bother, as they take all kinds of bait and kick up no end of a "bobbery" when caught.

From Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers by Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)

The tall fellow denied it, and there was a devil of a bobbery.

From Jacob Faithful by Marryat, Frederick

Do you know, Gascoigne, it appears to me very odd, but I can do nothing but there’s a bobbery at the bottom of it.”

From Mr. Midshipman Easy by Marryat, Frederick

I tell you wat, I’se gib him goss if um kick up any bobbery wid me!”

From The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea by Schonberg, J.

I'll bet a wager there'll be a bobbery in the pig-sty before long, for they are ripe for mischief.

From Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 by Marryat, Frederick