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noun

Bilbo n. (pl. bilboes)

A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain.

pl. A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships. "Methought I lay Worse than the mutines in the bilboes."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bilbo" Quotes from Famous Books

... ignominiously) Bainardes Castle Bale of dice Bandogs Banks' horse Bantam Barleybreak Basolas manos Basses Bastard Bavyn Bayting Beare a braine Beetle Bermudas Berwick, pacification of Besognio Best hand, buy at the Bezoar Bilbo mettle Biron, Marechal de Bisseling Blacke and blewe Blacke gard Black Jacks Bob'd Bombards Bonos nocthus Booke ("Williams craves his booke") Borachos Bossed Bottom, Brass, coinage of Braule Braunched Braves Bree Broad cloth, exportation ...

— A Collection Of Old English Plays, Vol. IV. • Editor: A.H. Bullen

... Tanner," cried Master Jonson, with flushing cheeks, "thou art a right good fellow! And here was I, no later than this morning, red-hot to spit thee upon my bilbo like a Michaelmas goose!" He laughed a boyish laugh that did one's heart ...

— Master Skylark • John Bennett