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bobby
[ bob-ee ]
/ ˈbɒb i /
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noun, plural bob·bies.British Informal.
a policeman.
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Origin of bobby
1835–45; special use of Bobby, for Sir Robert Peel, who set up the Metropolitan Police system of London in 1828
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bobby
/ (ˈbɒbɪ) /
noun plural -bies
informal a British policeman
Word Origin for bobby
C19: from Bobby after Sir Robert Peel, who, as Home Secretary, set up the Metropolitan Police Force in 1828
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