Definition: 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.
Definition: A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as
for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.
Definition: A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line
to show when a fish is biting; a float.
Definition: The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight
at the end of a plumb line.
Definition: A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in
polishing spoons, etc.
Definition: A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the
head.
Definition: A working beam.
Definition: A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
Definition: A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.
Definition: The refrain of a song.
Definition: A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
Definition: A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.
Definition: A shilling.
Definition: To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing)
with a bob.
Definition: To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
Definition: To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.
Definition: To mock or delude; to cheat.
Definition: To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.
Definition: To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up
and down; to play loosely against anything.
Definition: To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3.
