Definition of bob

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Bob (v. i.) To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything..

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Bobtailed :: Bobtailed (a.) Having the tail cut short, or naturally short; curtailed; as, a bobtailed horse or dog; a bobtailed coat..
Bob :: Bob (n.) To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.
Bob :: Bob (n.) The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line..
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..
Duck :: Duck (v. t.) To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion.
Colin :: Colin (n.) The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See Bobwhite.
Bobbin :: Bobbin (n.) A fine cord or narrow braid.
Butterbird :: Butterbird (n.) The rice bunting or bobolink; -- so called in the island of Jamaica.
Bob :: Bob (n.) A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist..
Subobtuse :: Subobscurely (adv.) Somewhat obscurely or darkly.
Bob :: Bob (v. i.) To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3..
Bobbin :: Bobbin (n.) A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical current..
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..
Ricebird :: Ricebird (n.) The bobolink.
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..
Bobbish :: Bobbish (a.) Hearty; in good spirits.
Bone :: Bone (n.) Anything made of bone, as a bobbin for weaving bone lace..
Bob :: Bob (n.) A working beam.
Bob :: Bob (n.) A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait..
Bob :: Bob (n.) A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.
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