Bilbo


a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly attached to the ankles of prisoners.
a finely tempered sword.
theodore gilmore
[gil-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (show ipa), 1877–1947, u.s. southern populist politician: senator 1935–47.
contemporary examples

‘the hobbit’: 19 changes from j.r.r. tolkien’s novel to peter jackson’s movie anna kl-ssen december 13, 2012
happy birthday, ‘the hobbit’: the history of j.r.r. tolkien’s book corey olsen september 20, 2012
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‘the hobbit’: 19 changes from j.r.r. tolkien’s novel to peter jackson’s movie anna kl-ssen december 13, 2012
‘the hobbit’: 19 changes from j.r.r. tolkien’s novel to peter jackson’s movie anna kl-ssen december 13, 2012

historical examples

the sea-hawk raphael sabatini
the c-ck and anchor joseph sheridan le fanu
in the cards alan cogan
the lady of lyons edward bulwer lytton
in the cards alan cogan

noun (pl) -bos, -boes
(formerly) a sword with a marked temper and elasticity
n.

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