BOBBERY

Etymology

Noun

bobbery (plural bobberies)

(dated) A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance.

Source: Wiktionary


Bob"ber*y, n. Etym: [Prob. an Anglo-Indian form of Hindi bap re O thou father! (a very disrespectful address).]

Definition: A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance; as, to raise a bobbery. [Low] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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