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Bobbinet :: Bobbinet (n.) A kind of cotton lace which is wrought by machines, and not by hand..

Marmot :: Marmot (n.) Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (A. monax) is the woodchuck..

Bobbin :: Bobbin (n.) A spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc..

Ypres Lace :: Ypres lace () Fine bobbin lace made at Ypres in Belgium, usually exactly like Valenciennes lace..

Bob :: Bob (n.) A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.

Throstle :: Throstle (n.) A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and flyers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting apparatus stationary and the processes continuous; -- so called because it makes a singing noise..

Bobbing :: Bobbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bo.

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn..

Colin :: Colin (n.) The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See Bobwhite.

Plumb :: Plumb (n.) A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below..

Duck :: Duck (v. t.) To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion.

Popple :: Popple (v. i.) To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, as a cork on rough water; also, to bubble..

Bobfly :: Bobfly (n.) The fly at the end of the leader; an end fly.

Bob Wig :: Bob wig () A short wig with bobs or short curls; -- called also bobtail wig.

Subobtuse :: Subobscurely (adv.) Somewhat obscurely or darkly.

Bobber :: Bobber (n.) One who, or that which, bobs..

Tag-rag :: Tag-rag (n. & a.) The lowest class of people; the rabble. Cf. Rag, tag, and bobtail, under Bobtail..

Bob :: Bob (n.) To mock or delude; to cheat.

Bob :: Bob (n.) To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap..

Bob :: Bob (n.) A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.

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