Meaning of BOBBY
| Pronunciation: | | 'bâbee
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| | Definition: | | [n] an informal term for a British policeman |
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| | See Also: | | officer, police officer, policeman | |
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| | Definition: | | Bobby
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bob"by\, n.
A nickname for a policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who
remodeled the police force. See Peeler. [Slang, Eng.]
--Dickens.
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| | Related Terms: | | bluebottle, bluecoat, bull, constable, cop, copper, dick, Dogberry, flatfoot, flattie, gendarme, gumshoe, John Law, officer, paddy, peeler, pig, shamus, the cops, the fuzz, the law |
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