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Sled
·vt To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber. II. Sled ·noun A small, light veh...

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sled
A carriage or vehicle moved on runners; much used in America for conveying heavy weights in winter, ...

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sled
The rough kind of sleigh in North America, used for carrying produce, too heavy for amusement. ...

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Bob
·noun A working beam. II. Bob ·noun The refrain of a song. III. Bob ·noun A <<Shilling>>. IV. Bob...

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bob
1) A shoplifter's assistant, or one that receives and carries off stolen goods. All is bob; all is s...

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bob
A knot of worms on a string used in fishing for eels.--Webster. TO BOB To fish for eels with a bob...

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bob
I. A knot of worms on a string, used in fishing for eels; also colloquially, it means a berth. ♦...

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Bob wig
·- A short wig with bobs or short curls; — called also bobtail wig. ...

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Bob-cherry
·noun A play among children, in which a cherry, hung so as to bob against the mouth, is to be caught...

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bob stay
A rope which holds the bowsprit to the stem or cutwater. Figuratively, the frenum of a man's yard. ...

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bob tail
A lewd woman, or one that plays with her tail; also an impotent man, or an eunuch. Tag, rag, and bob...

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dry bob
A smart repartee: also copulation without emission; in law Latin, siccus robertulus. ...

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light bob
A soldier of the light infantry company. ...

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rum bob
A young apprentice; also a sharp trick. ...

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cock-eyed bob
a local slang term in Western Australiafor a thunderstorm. 1894. `The Age,' Jan. 20, p. 13, col. 4:...

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bear a bob
, or bear a fist Jocular for "lend a hand." ...

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staggering bob, with his yellow pumps
A calf just dropped, and unable to stand, killed for veal in Scotland: the hoofs of a young calf are...

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