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Bobbed :: Bobbed (imp. & p. p.) of Bo.

Dropper :: Dropper (n.) One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly..

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

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

Bob :: Bob (n.) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig..

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom..

Bob :: Bob (n.) A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist..

Bob :: Bob (n.) A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.

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..

Bobbin :: Bobbin (n.) A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension..

Traveler :: Traveler (n.) The metal loop which travels around the ring surrounding the bobbin, in a ring spinner..

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..

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

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

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.

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

Cabob :: Cabob (n.) A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer; -- so called in Turkey and Persia.

Bob :: Bob (n.) The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line..

Ricebird :: Ricebird (n.) The bobolink.

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