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bilbo

English

Alternative forms

  • bilboe

Etymology

From Bilbao, a city in Spain.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?b?lb??/

Noun

bilbo (plural bilbos or bilboes)

  1. A device for punishment. See bilboes.
  2. (historical) A kind of sword with well-tempered and flexible blade, originally produced in Bilbao.
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 14:
      A boy bursts in to the tent, double-edged bilbo in hand.

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bilby

English

Etymology

From Dharug [Term?].

Noun

bilby (plural bilbies)

  1. Australian desert marsupial (Macrotis lagotis), with distinctive large ears and approximately the size of a rabbit.

Synonyms

  • (Macrotis lagotis): dalgite, pinkie, rabbit-eared bandicoot

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • bilby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Macrotis lagotis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Macrotis lagotis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • Libby

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