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BILBO
Proper noun
Bilbo
A rare surname.
Etymology
From Bilbao, a city in Spain.
Noun
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Bil"bo, n.; pl. Bilboes (.
1. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain. Shak.
2. pl.
Definition: A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships. Methought I lay Worse than the mutines in the bilboes. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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