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Bobsled :: Bobsled (n.) Alt. of Bobsleig.

Purfile :: Purfile (n.) A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's gowns; -- called also bobbinwork.

Bobsleigh :: Bobsleigh (n.) A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed..

Winder :: Winder (n.) An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like..

Bobtail :: Bobtail (n.) An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.

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

Carrier :: Carrier (n.) That which drives or carries; as: (a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the face plate; a lathe dog. (b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine. (c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.

Heck :: Heck (n.) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine..

Pirn :: Pirn (n.) A quill or reed on which thread or yarn is wound; a bobbin; also, the wound yarn on a weaver's shuttle; also, the reel of a fishing rod..

Nabob :: Nabob (n.) A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.

Bobbish :: Bobbish (a.) Hearty; in good spirits.

Bob :: Bob (n.) A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc..

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

Bobby :: Bobby (n.) A nickname for a policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See Peeler..

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

Bobbinwork :: Bobbinwork (n.) Work woven with bobbins.

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

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

Suboccipital :: Subobtuse (a.) Partially obtuse.

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

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