bilbo
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See also: Bilbo
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Bilbao, a city in Spain.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bilbo (plural bilbos or bilboes)
- A device for punishment. See bilboes.
- (historical) A kind of sword with well-tempered and flexible blade, originally produced in Bilbao.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, page 14:
- A boy bursts in to the tent, double-edged bilbo in hand.