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| bob | 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. "In jewels dressed and at each ear a bob." (Dryden) 2. A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait. "Or yellow bobs, turned up before the plow, Are chiefest baits, with cork and lead enow." (Lauson) 3. A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float. 4. The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line. 5. A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc. 6. A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head. 7. <engineering> A working beam. 8. A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig. "A plain brown bob he wore." (Shenstone) 9. A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells. 10. The refrain of a song. "To bed, to bed, will be the bob of the song." (L'Estrange) 11. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist. 12. A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick. "He that a fool doth very wisely hit, Doth very foolishly, although he smart, Not to seem senseless of the bob." (Shak) 13. A shilling. Origin: 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. To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything. "Bobbing and courtesying." 2. To angle with a bob. See Bob, 2 & 3. "He ne'er had learned the art to bob For anything but eels." (Saxe) To bob at an apple, cherry, etc. To attempt to bite or seize with the mouth an apple, cherry, or other round fruit, while it is swinging from a string or floating in a tug of water. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bobac | <zoology> The Poland marmot (Arctomys bobac). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bobbed | <biology, molecular biology> The name for a variety of Drosophila (a fruit fly) mutation where the bristles (mostly on the back of the head) are very short and thin compared to normal fruit fly bristles. Also, the number of copies of genes encoding rRNA molecules are reduced. The mutant allele is located on the sex chromosomes and is recessive. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bobbin | 1. A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension. 2. A spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc. 3. The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch. 4. A fine cord or narrow braid. 5. <physics> A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical current. Bobbin and fly frame, a roving machine. Bobbin lace, lace made on a pillow with bobbins; pillow lace. Origin: F. Bobine; of uncertain origin; cf. L. Bombus a humming, from the noise it makes, or Ir. & Gael. Baban tassel, or E. Bob. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bobbing | An up-and-down movement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bobierrite | The octahydrate of magnesium phosphate; Mg3(PO4)2-8H2O; sometimes found in renal calculi. Compare: newberyite, struvite. Origin: Pierre A. Bobierre, Fr. Chemist, + -ite 4. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bobolink | <zoology> An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln. "The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink." (W. Irving) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bobwhite | <zoology> The common qua of North America (Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus); so called from its note. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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a system of therapeutic exercise designed to inhibit spasticity and to aid in the development of new reflex responses and equilibrium reactions by modifying postures that progress from simple movements to more complex ones in a sequence based on the neurological development of an infant.
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| bob | a short or shortened tail of certain animals |
| bob | a small float usually made of cork |
| bob | a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string |
| bob | a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism |
| bob | a hair style for women and children |
| bob | a former monetary unit in Great Britain |
| bob | cut hair in the style of a bob |
| bob | make a curtsy |
| bob | remove or shorten the tail of an animal |
| bob | move up and down repeatedly |
| bob | ride a bobsled |
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