Bob

Bob Bob (b[o^]b), n. [An onomatopoetic word, expressing quick, jerky motion; OE. bob bunch, bobben to strike, mock, deceive. Cf. Prov. Eng. bob, n., a ball, an engine beam, bunch, blast, trick, taunt, scoff; as, a v., to dance, to courtesy, to disappoint, OF. bober to mock.] 1. Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail. [1913 Webster]

In jewels dressed and at each ear a bob. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait. [1913 Webster]

Or yellow bobs, turned up before the plow, Are chiefest baits, with cork and lead enow. --Lauson. [1913 Webster]

3. A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float. [1913 Webster]

4. The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line. [1913 Webster]

5. A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc. [1913 Webster]

6. A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head. [1913 Webster]

7. (Steam Engine) A working beam. [1913 Webster]

8. A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig. [1913 Webster]

A plain brown bob he wore. --Shenstone. [1913 Webster]

9. A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells. [1913 Webster]

10. The refrain of a song. [1913 Webster]

To bed, to bed, will be the bob of the song. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

11. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist. [1913 Webster]

12. A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick. [1913 Webster]

He that a fool doth very wisely hit, Doth very foolishly, although he smart, Not to seem senseless of the bob. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

13. A shilling. [Slang, Eng.] --Dickens. [1913 Webster]