bilbo

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Castaldo calls the bilbo a "fated aspic," upon the edge of which his "eye-balls crack to look," and makes a raving exit from the stage, to a roaring laugh from the audience It is quite clear to Isabella_, from his extreme carelessness about his tools, that Castaldo is not safely to be trusted with a job which requires so much tact and business-like exactitude as the capital offence.

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  1. noun An iron bar to which sliding fetters are attached, formerly used to shackle the feet of prisoners.
  2. noun Archaic A sword, especially one having a well-tempered blade.

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  • Being a union lap dog has its draw backs. bilbo and President Obama, —  deseretnews.com - Top Stories
  • April 19th, 2009 at 3: 02 pm and bilbo @88 - katydid Says: it's doubtful that 'reality check' comprehends it has shown an understanding of why iran, korea, etc has decided to arm-up … just an observation … —  Think Progress
  • Nearest tags: bilbao bilbo hotel bizkaia www. oscarg.com museum miro guggenheim —  Tagzania.com - azkenak
  • Pistol in Merry Wives of Windsor (I. i. 165) likens Slender to a 'latten bilbo,' that is, a sword made of the mixed metal. —  A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles
  • Castaldo calls the bilbo a "fated aspic," upon the edge of which his "eye-balls crack to look," and makes a raving exit from the stage, to a roaring laugh from the audience It is quite clear to Isabella_, from his extreme carelessness about his tools, that Castaldo is not safely to be trusted with a job which requires so much tact and business-like exactitude as the capital offence. —  Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete
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  1. Origin unknown.
  2. After Bilbao .

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  1. Early modern English also bilbow, bilboe, bilboa, properly a sword of Bilbao (in English formerly Bilboa) in Spain, such swords being, like those of Toledo (see Toledo), held in high esteem for their temper.
  2. Early modern English also bilbow, bilboe, usually in plural; prob. so named, like bilbo, from Bilbao in Spain; but direct evidence is lacking.
 

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